Gender Differences in the Pharmacokinetics of Oral Dermatologic Medications

Physiological differences exist between men and women that lead to different efficacy and side effect profiles of medications. Although some of this may be explained by differing pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetic differences between the genders have been found for many medications. The oral dermatologic medications which have shown the most gender‐related differences are cyclosporine, erythromycin, and methotrexate. Cyclosporine and erythromycin...