pharmacogeneticsn.
/ˌfɑːməkəʊdʒᵻˈnɛtɪks/, U.S. /ˈˌfɑrməkoʊdʒəˈnɛdɪks/ The genetic factors involved in the responses of individuals to drugs; a branch of medical science dealing with this.
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pharmacogenetics1960
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radiopharmacology1966
ethnopharmacology1967
1960 Times 11 Nov. 17/2 This development of pharmaco-genetics may affect quite considerably our methods of treating patients.
1965 E. Fingl & D. M. Woodbury in S. F. Goodman & A. Gilman Pharmacol. Basis Therapeutics (ed. 3) i. 25/2 The objectives of pharmacogenetics include not only identification of differences in drug effects that have a genetic basis but also development of simple methods by which susceptible individuals can be recognized before the drug is administered.
1991 D. J. Weatherall New Genetics & Clin. Pract. (ed. 3) vii. 217 There is no doubt that molecular pharmacogenetics will be an extremely productive field over the next few years.
2001 Observer 15 Apr. (Life Suppl.) 47/1 Of all areas of genetic research, scientists believe personalised medicine—properly called pharmacogenetics—is likely to have the greatest effect soonest.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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