Sex-based pharmacotherapy in acute care setting, a narrative review for emergency providers

Sex-based medicine, which can be defined as the process of understanding the inherent differences in disease pathophysiology and response to medications that exist between the sexes, seems like a necessary step in the movement towards personalized medicine. While there are strict guidelines for weight-based dosage of pediatric medications, similar guidelines do not exist for the treatment of adults, despite prominent biologic differences between the sexes. The lack of individualization is of particular importance in the treatment of adult patients in the emergency department (ED), because it can determine the trajectory of a patient's stay at the hospital.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research