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The Biomarkers Consortium

This groundbreaking initiative expands the science of personalized medicine. The study of biomarkers creates the potential to individualize medical treatment by determining how a drug works in the body and identifying patients likely to respond to targeted medicines and therapies.

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Equivalence Among Antiepileptic Drug Generic and Brand Formulations

Phase I of this project, initiated by the American Epilepsy Society supports protocol development for clinical trials needed to address the safety of widespread use of generic antiepileptic drug formulations.

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