Gender Differences In Drug Action Are Unconfirmed - PhRMA's Spilker
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Sex-based differences in response to pharmaceuticals have not been proven by the current body of research, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America VP-Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Bert Spilker, MD/PhD, asserted during a National Institutes of Health/FDA conference on gender effects in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenetics May 6.