There are several unanswered questions about the interethnic variability in
anesthetic and adjuvant drugs responses. Current pharmacogenetic developments are taking us to the verge of being able to identify inherited racial differences which could predict individual patients
anesthetic response.
CONTENTS: CONCLUSIONS: This review aimed at answering specific questions in the area of
anesthetic idiosyncrasy related to the effect of ethnicity on drugs pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, in addition to surgical patients safety by optimizing a more individualized neuropsychopharmacotherapy.