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Papers: 19 Jan 2019 - 25 Jan 2019


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2019 Aug


Genet Med


21


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CYP2D6-guided opioid therapy improves pain control in CYP2D6 intermediate and poor metabolizers: a pragmatic clinical trial.

Authors

Smith MD, Weitzel KW, Elsey AR, Langaee T, Gong Y, Wake DT, Duong BQ, Hagen M, Harle CA, Mercado E, Nagoshi Y, Newsom K, Wright A, Rosenberg EI, Starostik P, Clare-Salzler MJ, Schmidt SO, Fillingim RB, Johnson JA, Cavallari LH
Genet Med. 2019 Aug; 21(8):1842-1850.
PMID: 30670877.

Abstract

CYP2D6 bioactivates codeine and tramadol, with intermediate and poor metabolizers (IMs and PMs) expected to have impaired analgesia. This pragmatic proof-of-concept trial tested the effects of CYP2D6-guided opioid prescribing on pain control.