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Comment
. 2012 May;91(5):771-3.
doi: 10.1038/clpt.2012.39.

The need for translational research on drug-drug interactions

S Hennessy  1 , D A Flockhart
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Comment

The need for translational research on drug-drug interactions

S Hennessy et al. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2012 May.

Abstract

Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) are an important clinical and public health concern. Although DDI screening now occurs during drug development, it is difficult to predict clinical importance based on in vitro experiments. Furthermore, older drugs that were not screened may have interactions that have not yet been identified. In this Commentary, we review the importance of DDIs and argue that a translational research approach is needed to produce clinically actionable information as well as generalizable biological knowledge.

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