Should Obese Patients Be Included In Every Drug Development Program?

FDA officials question whether modeling tools can predict which drugs have different disposition in obese populations. They say physiologically-based pharmacokinetic data cannot be used as a surrogate for actual clinical trial data at this time.

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Experts consider how obese patients should be included in drug development studies • Source: Shutterstock

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