Variations In Drug Response Case Study
Variations in drug response Certain factors such as age, weight, gender, alcohol use, metabolic state, distribution of water and fat, and diet tend to determine how a drug administered orally responds to within the patient’s body. These factors form the basis of variations in drug response (Kisch, 2008). Age is one factor the will determined how the town patients will metabolize the same drug administered to them. Mr. Smith is 65 years old while Ms. Jones is 30 years old, a condition which makes the drug administered to take long to metabolize in Smith’s body than in Jones’ body. The composition of the body and functions of excretory organs tend to deteriorate with age. Also, levels of body fluids tend to fall with age, hence prolonging the