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ReviewJournal of clinical pharmacology2025

Investigator-Initiated Clinical Pharmacokinetic Studies in Resource-Limited Settings: Minimal Requirements and Practical Guidance.

Aniek Uittenboogaard, Susan Mageto, Sherif Kamal Eldin Mohamed, Bertrand Pourroy, Benjamin Mwesige, Agness Chisomo Chitedze, Gertjan Kaspers, Festus Njuguna

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Review in Journal of clinical pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Aniek UittenboogaardEmma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0570-8177
Susan MagetoEmma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Sherif Kamal Eldin MohamedEgypt Healthcare Authority Medication Management and Pharmacy Affairs, Cairo, Egypt.
Bertrand PourroyOncopharma Unit, Pharmacy Department, University Teaching Hospital of La Timone, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille, Universitaires de Provence, Marseille, France.
Benjamin MwesigeUganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
Agness Chisomo ChitedzeBaylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Gertjan KaspersEmma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Festus NjugunaEgypt Healthcare Authority Medication Management and Pharmacy Affairs, Cairo, Egypt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical pharmacology studies are critical for determining the efficacy and safety of drugs. Due to the resource-intensive nature of these studies, most have been conducted in high-income countries, leading to a significant gap in clinical pharmacology data for patients in low- and middle-income countries. This paper provides an overview of the minimal requirements for performing a clinical pharmacology investigator-initiated trial (IIT), including pharmacokinetic sampling. We identify common challenges in resource-limited settings and propose strategies to overcome them. This guideline covers regulatory approval, participant recruitment, drug storage, sample collection and handling, transport, bioanalytical analysis, and data management tailored to the constraints of resource-limited settings. Strategies are proposed to minimize resource demands, including simplified study designs, the use of technologies like whole blood microsampling, and opportunities for collaboration. The goal is to provide practical guidance for those seeking to perform a clinical pharmacology IIT in resource-limited settings to improve safe and effective drug treatment for patients worldwide. Beyond the scope of this guideline is a detailed step-by-step guide on how to perform clinical pharmacology studies.

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Clinical Trials as TopicPharmacokineticsPharmacology, ClinicalDeveloping CountriesHealth ResourcesHumansResearch DesignResearch PersonnelResource-Limited Settingsclinical pharmacologyguidelineinvestigator‐initiated studylow‐ and middle‐income countriespharmacokineticspharmacology

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PMID39810407
PMCPMC12110729

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