According to Waleed Alabsi, the differences in the genetic makeup in individuals affects how the body reacts to a drug. Pharmaco genetics refers to the study of the genetic differences in response to drugs. Due to their genetic makeup, some people metabolize drugs slowly resulting in the drug accumulating in the body causing toxicity. Other people metabolize drugs quickly such that after they take a dose, the drug levels in the blood never become high enough for the drug to become effective.
















