title: Pharmacogenomic considerations in drug delivery.
abstract: Successful drug delivery will achieve an appropriate drug concentration at the target to elicit a desired level of response. The concentration of circulating free drug is dependent upon the pharmacokinetic processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination. The response usually results from interaction of a drug with a target protein. The genetic basis that underlies pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interindividual variability is an important consideration in the design of drug delivery systems. Genetic polymorphism has been identified in drug-metabolizing enzymes, transporters and targets. Potentially, these pharmacogenomic factors can affect the concentration of free drug available for delivery and the subsequent elicited response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, 1985 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9121, USA.
authors.forename: Mayssa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Attar
authors.forename: Vincent H L
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D010597:Pharmacogenetics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers