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Cyp2d6 Enzyme Polymorphisms And Their Effect On Opiate Metabolism, Blair Camille Runde
Cyp2d6 Enzyme Polymorphisms And Their Effect On Opiate Metabolism, Blair Camille Runde
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Papers
The purpose of this research and systematic literature review is to determine if pharmacogenetic testing for the CYP2D6 enzyme responsible for the metabolism of several opiates leads to differences in serum levels, side effects, and treatment outcomes for patients with acute or chronic pain. In this review, the Pubmed and Embase databases were searched from January 1, 2014, to November 1, 2019. Exclusion criteria included studies published before 2014 and those not peerreviewed. For this review, 11 studies were included with designs such as prospective and retrospective cohorts, randomized control trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. Much of the presented research …