Session Details

The Role of Culture, Genetics and Ethnicity in Pharmacotherapy: Ethnopsychopharmacology

Thursday, 12 February 2004 08:00 -10:00

Ballroom 1

Chairperson Professor Isaac Schweitzer  Australia
Co-Chair Prof Edmond Chiu University of MelbourneAustralia

Ethnicity and pharmacogenetics
  • Keh-Ming Lin, Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute, United States
  • The characteristics of depressive symptoms and pharmacogenetic studies in Korea
  • Prof Min-Soo Lee, Korea University, Korea
  • Ethnic diversity of CYP2C19 genetic variation in four ethnic groups in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
  • A J Tanra, Hasanuddin University Makassar, Indonesia
  • A cross-ethnic comparison study of sertraline dosages, pharmacokinetic and response
  • Chee Ng, The Melbourne Clinic, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Sertraline dosages, plasma levels, efficacy and adverse rections in Malaysian Chinese patients
  • Noor Jan Kon, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
  • A collaborative study on the prescription patterns of antipsychotics in Asia
  • Professor Shigenobu Kanba, Yamanashi University and Kyushu University, Japan