What is Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine? Just ask DNA Stat

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What is Pharmacogenomics and Personalized
Medicine? Just ask DNA Stat
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Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine is a
new branch of medicine that is taking the medical
industry by storm. Leading with a one size does
not fit all concept, this new field of medicine
acknowledges the fact that medications do not
work the same way for every individual.
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In the past, it was generally accepted that
medications were disease-centric, instead of
individual-centric - that to help cure or
maintain a certain illness, specific
prescriptions were used. Although this is still
mainly true, now we are realizing that genetic
testing for medication can vastly improve
peoples odds when it comes to recovering and
maintaining their condition.
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Genetic testing for medication means that doctors
and pharmacists are looking directly at a
persons genome to determine and identify the
factors that will influence their specific
response to any given drug. With 100,000 people
dying every year from adverse drug reactions and
a million total being sent to the emergency room
because of a toxic therapeutic effect, genetic
testing for medication has become less of a
luxury and more of a necessity.
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PharmGKB is an online database that makes
information related to human genetic variations
and their impact on certain medications available
to the public including doctors, researchers and
pharmacists. Managed by Stanford University, this
knowledgebase is accountable for the collection,
organization and dissemination of everything
surrounding genetic testing for medication.
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DNA Stat take pharmacogenomics and personalized
medicine very seriously and are proud to be at
the forefront of this blazing hot new field of
medicine. The best part is that being able to
take part in genetic testing for medication is as
easy as swallowing a pill, because all thats
required is a visit to the doctors office or
clinic to get a swab of the cheek. Once the
persons genetic material has been analyzed,
their doctor will receive a Pharm D Report,
enabling them to prescribe medications and
treatments that best suit their genetic makeup.
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