Drug-Drug Interactions: Scientific and Regulatory Perspectives

Ferid Murad was born in Whiting, Indiana. Working concurrently on an M.D. and Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Dr. Murad graduated with both degrees from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1965. His many honors include the Alfred S. Maschke Award for Clinical Excellence from Case Western Reserve University in 1965. He has held several distinguished positions, including Acting Chairman in the Department of Medicine and Acting Division Chief, Division of Respiratory Medicine at Stanford University. He currently is CEO and President of Molecular Geriatrics Corporation in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Dr. Murad is married and has five children. Joseph T. Coyle, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA Albert Li, MD, Professor of Paediatrics and Person-in-charge of the Respiratory Service in the Department of Paediatrics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

J. Collins, Foreword.A.P. Li, Preface.A.P. Li, Overview: Scientific Basis of Pharmacokinetic Drug-Drug Interactions.F.P. Guengerich, Role of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Drug-Drug Interactions.J.M. Sauer, E.R. Stine, L. Gunawardhana, D.A. Hill, and I.G. Sipes, The Liver as a Target for Chemical-Chemical Interactions.A.D. Rodrigues and S.L. Wong, Applications of Human Liver Microsomes in Metabolism-Based Drug-Drug Interactions.A.P. Li, Applications of Human Hepatocytes as an Experimental System for the Evaluation of Pharmacokinetic Drug-Drug Interactions.J.L. Ferrero and K. Brendal, Liver Slices as a Model in Drug Metabolism and Drug-Drug Interactions.C.L. Crespi and B.W. Penman, The Use of cDNA Expressed Human Cytochrome P450 Enzymes to Study Potential Drug-Drug Interactions.G.L. Kedderis, Pharmacokinetics of Drug Interactions.T.N. Thompson, Experimental Models for Evaluating Enzyme Induction Potential of New Drug Candidates in Animals and Man and a Strategy for Their Use.J.D. Balian, Metabolic Drug-Drug Interactions: Perspective from U.S. FDA Medical and Clinical Pharmacology Reviewers.M. Jurima-Romet, Drug Interactions: Perspectives of the Canadian Directorate.