Olatawura M O
Bull World Health Organ. 1978;56(4):519-23.
Although psychotropic drugs are known to be effective in all populations, the known differences in terms of health and disease in different parts of the world have not been related to the effectiveness of such drugs. Nutritional/metabolic, genetic, cultural, and ecological/climatic factors that could be important in this respect are discussed. The benefits that could accrue from a knowledge of proper drug dosage, namely, fewer side effects and reduction in cost, particularly for developing countries, are highlighted.
尽管精神药物在所有人群中都被认为是有效的,但世界不同地区已知的健康和疾病差异与这类药物的有效性并无关联。本文讨论了在这方面可能重要的营养/代谢、遗传、文化和生态/气候因素。强调了了解适当药物剂量可能带来的益处,即副作用更少和成本降低,这对发展中国家尤为重要。