None of this should surprise us, because despite obvious sex differences, the vast majority of drugs, including anesthetics and chemotherapeutic, continue with gender-neutral dosages, which puts women at risk of overdose. At a most basic level, women tend to have a higher body-fat percentage than men, which, along with the fact that blood flow to fat tissue is greater in women (for men it39;s greater to skeletal muscle) can affect how they metabolise certain drugs. Acetaminophen (an ingredient in many pain relievers), for example, is eliminated by the female body at approximately 60% of the rate documented in men....Male gut transit times are also around half the length of women39;s, meaning women may need to wait for longer after eating before taking medications that must be absorbed on an em...