Cases in Precision Medicine: The Role of Pharmacogenetics in Precision Prescribing.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Pharmacogenetics may help physicians deliver individualized treatments based on how a person's genes affect a drug's effects and metabolism. This information can help prevent adverse events or improve drug efficacy by enabling the physician to optimize dosage or to avoid a medication with adverse reactions and to prescribe an alternative therapy. This article discusses the current clinical utility of pharmacogenetic testing in the context of a patient who requires anticoagulation with warfarin.
Medical subject headings
- Anticoagulants
- Genetic Testing
- Precision Medicine
- Warfarin