Medication Reference
Medications A-Z
A library of drug guides focused on a single question: how is this medication different for Black patients? Every page leads with the published evidence, cites FDA labels and professional-society guidelines, and flags uncertainty where the research is mixed or absent.
Drug class
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Fluoxetine
SSRIBrand: Prozac, Sarafem
Fluoxetine is primarily metabolized by CYP2D6 (with contributions from CYP2C9 and 3A4). CYP2D6 allele distributions vary by ancestry, but variant effects on …
View guideSertraline
SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)Brand: Zoloft
SSRIs as a class have more complex race-specific evidence than cardiovascular drugs. Three themes matter:Response rates. Post-hoc analyses of STAR*D (Lesser et …
View guideVenlafaxine
Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)Brand: Effexor, Effexor XR
Venlafaxine is metabolized to its active metabolite desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) by CYP2D6. CYP2D6 poor metabolizers — more common in some Black populations for …
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