早在5年前,美国科学家就已发现:同一种药物对不同种族患者所起的疗效大相径庭。如某种降压药对白人患者很灵,但对黑人患者却普遍不起作用。又如某种止痛药,对亚裔患者的止痛时间就是要比白人或黑人长得多。近年来,美国药物学界通过进一步研究,又发现了有关“种族与药效”关系的更多奥秘。 As early as five years ago, scientists in the United States have found that the same drug has very different effects on patients of different races. Some antihypertensive drugs are very good for white patients, but generally have no effect on black patients. Another example is painkillers, analgesic time for Asian patients is much longer than white or black. In recent years, the United States pharmacological community through further research, but also found more about the “race and efficacy” relationship more mysteries.