Drug Metabolism: The Importance of Child-Pugh Classification for Staging Hepatic Impairment
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English - July 21, 2021 16:00 - 7 minutes - 9.81 MB - ★★★★★ - 232 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Science mentalhealth psychiatry psychopharmacology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This episode discusses the Child-Pugh scale to assess hepatic impairment. It also covers the FDA's position on the inclusion of drug metabolism data for various Child-Pugh stages and cirrhosis.
Faculty: Jonathan Meyer, M.D.
Hosts: Jessica Diaz, M.D.; Flavio Guzman, M.D.