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. 2025 Jul 7;23(1):411.
doi: 10.1186/s12916-025-04253-1.

Do women need a change in dose of prescription drugs with onset of menopause? Time to find out

Iris E C Sommer  1 , Bodyl A Brand  2 , Tanja R Zijp  3 , Marian J E Mourits  4 , Daan J Touw  3
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Do women need a change in dose of prescription drugs with onset of menopause? Time to find out

Iris E C Sommer et al. BMC Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Enzymatic activity; Estrogen; Menopause; Metabolism; Pharmacokinetics.

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Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Not applicable. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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