title: Pharmacogenetics.
abstract: Pharmacogenetics, the study of genetic determinants of response to drug therapy, is likely the ultimate way to establish the right drug and dose for each patient, thereby optimizing efficacy and minimizing toxicity. Despite the fact that this branch of pharmacology is still in its infancy as a science, a number of important discoveries have already contributed to improved pharmacotherapy in human and veterinary patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6610, USA. kmealey@vetmed.wsu.edu
authors.forename: Katrina L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Mealey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016678:Genome; D010597:Pharmacogenetics; D019155:Veterinary Drugs / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine
chemical_list: D019155:Veterinary Drugs