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Dextromethorphan O-demethylation polymorphism in Jordanians.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Jan 1993
Irshaid Y M, al-Hadidi H F, Rawashdeh N M
Abstract excerpt
The O-demethylation of dextromethorphan (DMT) to dextrorphan (DRP) was studied in 241 unrelated, healthy Jordanian volunteers (171 males, 70 females). Urine was collected for 8 h following a single oral dose of DMT bromhydrate 30 mg. A thin-layer chromatographic (TLC) technique was used to identify the metaboliser phenotype. The frequency of the poor metaboliser phenotype was found to be 2.9% (approximate 95%...
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