Asians from Eastern Asia are known to be fast acetylators. Fast acetylators:
1. Require acetylization in order to metabolize drugs
2. Are unable to tolerate higher doses of some drugs that require acetylization
3. May have a toxic reaction to drugs that require acetylization
4. Require higher doses of drugs metabolized by acetylization to achieve efficacy
Question 2
Pharmacokinetics among Asians are universal to all the Asian ethnic groups.
1. True
2. False