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Gh-05 Exploring Drug Efficacy In The Pediatric Population: Determining The Differences Among Various Drug Classes, William F. Gardner Ii, Brooks T. Mcphail Mar 2023

Gh-05 Exploring Drug Efficacy In The Pediatric Population: Determining The Differences Among Various Drug Classes, William F. Gardner Ii, Brooks T. Mcphail

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Exploring Drug Efficacy in the Pediatric Population: Determining the Differences Among Various Drug Classes

William F. Gardner II1, M. Jacob Wurst1, Brooks McPhail, PhD1,2

1University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC,

2Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Introduction: Pharmacodynamics is commonly defined as what the drug does to the body. The pharmacodynamic effects of a drug are required to determine its efficacy and safety. Due to the unique nature of pediatric development, and the challenges in doing research on children, the efficacy and safety of many drugs are …