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. 2010 Oct 1;5(1):61–72. doi: 10.1186/1479-7364-5-1-61

Table 1.

Metabolism and Transport Drug Interaction Database (DIDB) users

Institution Group Examples of database use
Pharmaceutical industry & CROs DMPK Clinical pharmacology Clinical Tool for IVIVE Modelling: to define acceptable input parameters and validate models
Helps optimize design of in vitro and in vivo drug interaction studies
Provides context for results obtained for candidate compounds
Provides access to labelling of recently marketed drugs
DIDB as a research tool: publications - Presentations
Regulatory agencies Reviewers Provides context for results submitted for candidate compounds
Helps update guidance documents (DDI, pharmacogenetics)
DIDB as a research tool: publications - presentations
Academia Metabolism Didactic tool
Pharmacokinetics Resource for courses on DDI
Clinical pharmacology DIDB as a research tool: publications - presentations

CRO, contract research organisation; DDI, drug-drug interaction; DMPK, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics.