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. 2018 Oct;28(10):230-237.
doi: 10.1097/FPC.0000000000000351.

PharmGKB summary: oxycodone pathway, pharmacokinetics

Rachel Huddart  1 , Melissa Clarke  2   3 , Russ B Altman  4   5 , Teri E Klein  1
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PharmGKB summary: oxycodone pathway, pharmacokinetics

Rachel Huddart et al. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2018 Oct.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: RBA is a stockholder in Personalis Inc. and 23andMe, and a paid advisor for Karius

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Figure 1
Stylized diagram showing oxycodone metabolism in the liver. The star denotes the significance of oxymorphone as the only active metabolite of oxycodone and that it is itself used clinically. A fully clickable version of this figure can be found at https://www.pharmgkb.org/pathway/PA166170927.
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