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Moms want the best for their kids even before they’re born. When I was pregnant with my son and daughter, I watched my diet and tried to stay active. During both of my pregnancies, I had to take medications several times. And I was always concerned about whether the medications could impact my unborn children. […]
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Despite increased regulatory support for pediatric drug development, sponsors still face ethical, economic and practical constraints. Indeed, while children represent about 40% of the world’s population, only 10% of the drugs on the market have been approved for pediatrics. Children are not small adults, and all children are not the same. In particular, children under […]
Read MoreThe hepatic extraction ratio (EH) is commonly considered an “inherent attribute” of drug. It determines the main physiological and biological elements of the system (patient attributes) that are most significant in interindividual variability of clearance. The EH consists of three age-dependent parameters: fraction of unbound drug in blood (fu.B), hepatic intrinsic clearance of unbound drug […]
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