Can Skin Tone Affect Medication Bioavailability?
The Dermatology Digest
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Melanin may act as a “sponge” for some medications, potentially leading to differences in how bioavailable and efficacious these drugs and other compounds are in people with varying skin tones, according to a new report in the journal Human Genomics. “Melanin’s implications for drug safety and dosing have been largely overlooked, raising alarming questions about the efficacy of standard dosing since people vary a lot in skin tones,” says Simon Groen , an assistant professor of evolutionary sy
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