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SUBMITTER: Carranza-Leon D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8295171 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Carranza-Leon Daniel D Dickson Alyson L AL Gaedigk Andrea A Stein C Michael CM Chung Cecilia P CP
The pharmacogenomics journal 20210309 4
Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) O-demethylates codeine to the active drug, morphine. However, the utility of testing for CYP2D6 metabolizer status in patients receiving codeine in real-world clinical practice is poorly defined. Using data from a DNA bank linked to de-identified electronic health records, we studied 157 patients with a baseline pain score higher than 4 (0-10 scale) who received codeine. Based on CYP2D6 genotyping, 69 were classified as poor/intermediate and 88 as normal/ultrarapid C ...[more]