13 February 2017 - Did you know that some drugs affect men and women differently? 

For instance, women are often prescribed only half the dose that men take of the sleep medication, Ambien (zolpidem). Race and ethnicity also make a difference. 

One type of drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, has been shown to be less effective in African American patients than in white patients.

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