Individual differences and evidence-based psychopharmacology

Abstract

Individual differences in response to pharmacologic treatment limits the usefulness of mean data obtained from randomized controlled trials. These individual differences exist even in genetically uniform inbred mouse strains. While stratification can be of value in large studies, the individual patient history is the most effective currently available guide for personalized medicine in psychopharmacology. © 2012 Belmaker et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.