Ariëns E J
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1987 Oct;21(10):827-9. doi: 10.1177/106002808702101013.
An outline is given of the implications of stereoselectivity in biological action and the use of racemic fixed-ratio combinations in pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics. Pitfalls of the neglect of stereochemistry, such as generation of senseless pharmacokinetic data, are exemplified and emphasized.