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Stereoselective disposition of carvedilol is determined by CYP2D6.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 May 1995
Zhou H H, Wood A J
Abstract excerpt
Carvedilol is a mixed alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist that is administered as a racemic mixture. Although the two isomers are equally potent as alpha 1-blockers the S(-)-isomer is principally responsible for the beta blockade of carvedilol. To determine the role of pharmacogenetics in the metabolism of carvedilol we studied nine extensive metabolizers of both debrisoquin and mephenytoin, seven poor...
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