Delivering pharmacogenetic testing in a primary care setting.
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2013-01
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Pharmacogenetic testing refers to a type of genetic test to predict a patient's likelihood to experience an adverse event or not respond to a given drug. Despite revision to several labels of commonly prescribed drugs regarding the impact of genetic variation, the use of this testing has been limited in many settings due to a number of factors. In the primary care setting, the limited office time as well as the limited knowledge and experience of primary care practitioners have likely attributed to the slow uptake of pharmacogenetic testing. This paper provides talking points for primary care physicians to discuss with patients when pharmacogenetic testing is warranted. As patients and physicians become more familiar and accepting of pharmacogenetic testing, it is anticipated that discussion time will be comparable to that of other clinical tests.
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Mills, Rachel, Deepak Voora, Bruce Peyser and Susanne B Haga (2013). Delivering pharmacogenetic testing in a primary care setting. Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine, 6(1). pp. 105–112. 10.2147/pgpm.s50598 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/34609.
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Deepak Voora
Bruce Theodore Peyser
Susanne B Haga
My research interests focus on issues affecting the translation of genomics to clinical practice. Specifically, I have a strong interest in education, with each of my research projects involving some component of professional, public or patient education, including development of educational materials about genomic research in general, pharmacogenetic testing, and communicating genetic test results, in addition to undergraduate teaching in genetics/genomics, ethics, and policy.
Areas of expertise: Bioethics and Health Behavior
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