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Chronopharmacology - Time for Medicine

July 18, 2013

A medicine's effectiveness depends on when it's taken. At least that's what a group of researchers from Heidelberg hope to prove.

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ARCHIV - ILLUSTRATION - Verschiedene Pillen und Tabletten liegen auf einem Teller, aufgenommen am 20.02.2012. Foto: Matthias Hiekel/dpa (zu dpa «Koalition will Pharma-Einfluss auf Ärzte transparent machen» vom 22.04.2013) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
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If their animal testing trials could be applied to humans, it could mean that patients with high blood pressure should only take their medicine once a day before bed. This would cause their blood pressure to fall over night and normalize throughout the day. The researchers also suspect that taking other medications at certain times can enhance their positive effects.

Chronopharmacology - Time for Medicine