• Ther Drug Monit · Apr 2012

    Case Reports

    Suspected opioid overdose case resolved by CYP2D6 genotyping.

    • Kaitlyn D Shaw, Ursula Amstutz, Ricardo Jimenez-Mendez, Colin J D Ross, and Bruce C Carleton.
    • Division of Translational Therapeutics, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada.
    • Ther Drug Monit. 2012 Apr 1;34(2):121-3.

    AbstractA 14-year-old female with suspected narcotic overdose had CYP2D6 genotyping performed to verify opiate intoxication. The role of pharmacogenetics in pain management and individualization of opiate pharmacotherapy is discussed.

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