Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- I Critical Concepts
- 1 Introduction to Population Diversity and Genetic Testing
- 2 Genotyping Technologies
- 3 Pharmacokinetics: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion Overview Chapter
- 4 Overview: Adverse Drug Reactions
- 5 PharmGKB, a Centralized Resource for Pharmacogenomic Knowledge and Discovery
- 6 DrugBank
- 7 Ethical Considerations for Pharmacogenomics: Privacy and Confidentiality
- 8 Informed Consent in Pharmacogenomic Research and Treatment
- 9 Legal Trends Driving the Clinical Translation of Pharmacogenomics
- II Therapeutic Areas
- References
4 - Overview: Adverse Drug Reactions
from I - Critical Concepts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- I Critical Concepts
- 1 Introduction to Population Diversity and Genetic Testing
- 2 Genotyping Technologies
- 3 Pharmacokinetics: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion Overview Chapter
- 4 Overview: Adverse Drug Reactions
- 5 PharmGKB, a Centralized Resource for Pharmacogenomic Knowledge and Discovery
- 6 DrugBank
- 7 Ethical Considerations for Pharmacogenomics: Privacy and Confidentiality
- 8 Informed Consent in Pharmacogenomic Research and Treatment
- 9 Legal Trends Driving the Clinical Translation of Pharmacogenomics
- II Therapeutic Areas
- References
Summary
Adverse drug reactions occur during drug development and in clinical practice with approved medicines. They are responsible for the termination of approximately 20 percent of investigational drugs in the pharmaceutical pipeline. Approximately 1 percent of marketed drugs are withdrawn or restricted postmarketing because of safety-related issues. Adverse drug reactions affect millions of people every year, are responsible for a significant fraction of hospitalizations, and are a leading cause of death in developed countries. Thus, patients, the medical community, health care providers, regulatory agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry have a compelling interest to understand these adverse reactions and identify factors that influence them.
In this chapter we define adverse drug reactions and several related and commonly used terms; evaluate their impact on drug development, public health, and individual patient well-being; provide an overview of the contribution of known genetic variants to adverse drug reaction risk; and discuss efforts to identify genetic adverse drug reaction risk factors and incorporate them into development and clinical practice.
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- Principles of Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics , pp. 27 - 37Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012