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Drug Transport

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health1 year ago

"Identifying Deadly Drug Combinations: New Model's Findings"

Researchers from MIT, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Duke University have developed a strategy using tissue models and machine-learning algorithms to identify the transporters used by different drugs, revealing potential interactions between commonly prescribed medications. By understanding how drugs pass through the digestive tract and predicting potential toxicities, this approach aims to improve patient safety and treatment efficacy, as well as aid drug developers in enhancing drug absorbability and preventing interactions with other medications.

health-and-medicine1 year ago

"Machine-Learning Model Identifies Deadly Drug Combinations for Safer Prescribing"

Researchers at MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Duke University have developed a strategy to identify the transporters used by different drugs, which could help improve patient treatment by identifying potential drug interactions. By using tissue models and machine-learning algorithms, they identified interactions between a commonly prescribed antibiotic and a blood thinner, as well as other drugs. This approach could also be applied to drugs in development to prevent interactions with other drugs or improve their absorbability.