Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacogenetic Approaches in Personalized Medicine
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmaceutical Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 68
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pharmacology; sex and gender medicine; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; pharmacogenomics; personalized therapy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacogenetics (PG) are becoming increasingly important in the clinical field. PK analysis can help to guide dose adjustments in patients in a prospective way, or to retrospectively analyze specific patient populations in terms of PK parameters. Furthermore, the PG approach can be pivotal for predicting drug efficacy and potential toxicity in treated patients. PK and PG analyses may also be crucial in terms of sex and gender medicine, helping to better tailor treatments in women, men, and transgender people. Original research articles, reviews, and short reports aimed at elucidating various aspects of PK and PG approaches are welcome, mainly to create an interdisciplinary consensus with a new perspective of patient treatment. This Special Issue arises from the need to better define the potential useful impacts of the PG and PK approaches on patients' health, both in clinical settings and in preclinical studies. We especially welcome articles aimed at sharing results related to PK and PG methods, or a correlation of both, presenting data disaggregated by sex and gender—an important tool to better realize personalized medicine.
Dr. Silvia De Francia
Dr. Giuliana Abbadessa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pharmacogenetics
- pharmacokinetics
- sex
- gender
- drugs
- personalization
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