Medical education in pharmacogenomics-results from a survey on pharmacogenetic knowledg... - 0 views
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Of participants, 84.3% found pharmacogenomics relevant to their current practice
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pharmacogenomic testing was understood mainly for assessment of the variability of genes affecting drug disposition, metabolism and drug transport leading to individual responses to drugs
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Pre-emptive, prospective, genotyping to make individualised drug therapy feasible is seen to contribute to personalised medicine
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Potential benefits of pharmacogenomics (PGx) have been defined such as predicting intended response to medication by more accurate dosing, avoiding adverse drug reactions and therefore enhancing drug safety and reducing health care cost
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survey among Dutch pharmacists revealed 14.7% recent users of PGx diagnostics [27], whereas in our cohort, the percentage was with 34.3% higher.