Gender-specific pharmacology: a small difference with a big impact

Not only do men and women suffer from certain diseases to varying degrees and with differing frequencies, but the effects of the medicines used can also differ significantly between men and women. Autoimmune diseases, in particular, are much more common in women than in men. The lecture will begin by addressing, in general terms, the issue of gender-specific differences within the biomedical sciences, with particular reference to the effects of medicinal products. Examples will then be given of medicinal products that are particularly affected by gender-specific differences. Finally, the speaker will report on his own studies, which have shed light on gender-specific differences in the effects of anti-inflammatory drugs.

Speaker: Prof. Dr Oliver Werz, Institute of Pharmacy, FSU Jena