Population pharmacokinetic study of memantine: effects of clinical and genetic factors

M Noetzli, M Guidi, K Ebbing, S Eyer, L Wilhelm… - Clinical …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objective Memantine, a frequently prescribed anti-dementia drug,
is mainly eliminated unchanged by the kidneys, partly via tubular secretion. Considerable …

Potential genetic causes of heterogeneity of treatment effects

DB Goldstein, AC Need, R Singh… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Nongenetic biologic and lifestyle-related factors, including age, sex, hepatic/renal function,
diet/exercise practices, illness severity, smoking, and alcohol consumption habits can …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of pathogenic and metabolic genes on the pharmacogenetics of mood disorders in Alzheimer's disease

R Cacabelos, JC Carril, L Corzo, L Fernández-Novoa… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Mood disorders represent a risk factor for dementia and are present in over
60% of cases with Alzheimer's disease (AD). More than 80% variability in drug …

Pharmacogenomics in Alzheimer's disease

R Cacabelos - … in Drug Discovery and Development: From Bench to …, 2008 - Springer
Pharmacological treatment in Alzheimer's disease (AD) accounts for 10–20% of direct costs,
and fewer than 20% of AD patients are moderate responders to conventional drugs …

Pharmacogenomics of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

R Cacabelos - Neuroscience letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs)(Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease)
represent major problems of health in developed countries, with important psychosocial …

Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics: why is this relevant to the clinical geneticist?

DW Nebert - Clinical genetics, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Adverse drug reactions, due at least in part to interindividual variability in drug response,
rank between the 4th and 6th leading causes of death in the USA. The field of …

The clinical role of genetic polymorphisms in drug-metabolizing enzymes

D Tomalik-Scharte, A Lazar, U Fuhr… - The pharmacogenomics …, 2008 - nature.com
For most drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs), the functional consequences of genetic
polymorphisms have been examined. Variants leading to reduced or increased enzymatic …

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of donepezil for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

D Prvulovic, B Schneider - Expert opinion on drug metabolism & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Donepezil is a highly selective acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and one of the
only four drugs currently approved for treatment of Alzheimer's dementia. Providing high …

[HTML][HTML] Post hoc evidence for an additive effect of memantine and donepezil: consistent findings from DOMINO-AD study and memantine clinical trial program

S Hendrix, N Ellison, S Stanworth… - J Prev …, 2015 - jpreventionalzheimer.com
Background: Several randomized trials have demonstrated superiority of memantine-
cholinesterase inhibitor combination therapy in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's …

Combined use of Donepezil and Memantine increases the probability of five-year survival of Alzheimer's disease patients

E Yaghmaei, H Lu, L Ehwerhemuepha… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease.
Studying the effects of drug treatments on multiple health outcomes related to AD could be …