Polymorphic and ethnicity factors influencing drug metabolism

This presentation by Professor Nuala Helsby, University of Auckland, New Zealand, and member of the IUPHAR Pharmacogenetics, Drug Metabolism and Transport Committee, is part of World Smart Medication Day 2026, dedicated to race, ethnicity and socioeconomic factors in clinical pharmacology.

Professor Helsby discusses polymorphic and ethnicity factors which influence drug metabolism, highlighting the relevance of pharmacogenetics, drug metabolism and interindividual variability in clinical pharmacology.