| Description |
1 online resource (256 pages) |
| Contents |
Pharmacogenomics in Clinical Therapeutics; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Pharmacogenomics Principles: Introduction to Personalized Medicine; 2 Traditional Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Pharmacogenomics: Are They Complementary?; 3 Pharmacogenomics Aspect of Warfarin Therapy; 4 Pharmacogenetics and Cancer Chemotherapy; 5 Pharmacogenomic Considerations in Anesthesia and Pain Management; 6 Pharmacogenomics of Immunosuppressants; 7 Pharmacogenomics of Cardiovascular Drugs; 8 Pharmacogenomic Aspects of Antiretroviral Therapy; 9 Pharmacogenetics of Psychoactive Drugs |
| Summary |
Pharmacogenomics is the process of analyzing patients' genes to predict the onset of adverse reactions or forecast the effectiveness of therapeutic drugs. This useful text is written to discuss both the theory and the clinical application of the principles of pharmacogenomics. Current research has clearly established that a range of treatments may be greatly improved through genetic profiling of individual patients before certain therapies begin. Aimed at clinicians, pharmacologists, and clinical laboratory professionals this book discusses the important role of laboratory tests in the practic |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pharmacogenetics.
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Chemotherapy.
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Pharmacogenetics -- methods
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Drug Therapy -- methods
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Pharmacological Phenomena -- genetics
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Pharmacogenetics
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Drug Therapy
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Chemotherapy
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Pharmacogenetics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dasgupta, Amitava, 1958-
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| ISBN |
9781119959571 |
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1119959578 |
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