European researchers concluded: women are more likely than men to experience side effects from taking medications. Side effects are especially pronounced during menopause..

For the study, scientists took six drugs common in modern medicine: diclofenac, chlorpromazine, acetaminophen, verapamil, omeprazole and caffeine..

Each substance was added to a liver cell culture obtained from a male or female. Scientists divided the female group of cells into postmenopausal and control.

Male liver cells were less exposed to the damaging effects of drugs. Liver cells from postmenopausal women reacted the most to drugs.

Scientists believe that the results obtained will be useful to clinical pharmacologists for calculating individual dosages and special treatment regimens created individually for each individual patient..

medvesti. com.