For Asians only? The perils of ancestry-based drug prescribing

Authors

Perry W. Payne, George Washington UniversityFollow

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

Fall 2008

Journal

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volume

Volume 36, Issue 3

Inclusive Pages

585-588

Keywords

Anticonvulsants--adverse effects; Asian Continental Ancestry--genetics; Carbamazepine--adverse effects; HLA-B Antigents--genetics; Pharmacogenetics; Genetics

Abstract

The article discusses various aspects of ancestry-based drug prescribing and contemporary medical ethics in the U.S. Ancestry has been used by researchers to identify a subgroup of people most likely to have a certain allele linked to an adverse drug response. Also discussed are carbamazepine labeling, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Alert on drug prescribing based on allele testing and the ethics of genetically categorizing people.

APA Citation

Payne, P.W. (2008). For Asians only? The perils of ancestry-based drug prescribing. Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, 36(3), 585-588.

Peer Reviewed

1

Open Access

1