Genetic testing

The Different Types of Genetic Tests

Some say that the human genome is the only data set in healthcare that does not change, and that helps explain the recent popularity of genetic testing with more than 77,000 genetic tests currently in use and an average of 10 new tests ente...
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Pharmacy Forecast: Patients Want Personalized Care, Pharmacogenomics

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The “Pharmacy Next: Health Consumer Medication Trends” survey commissioned by Wolters Kluwer shows that patients in 2023 want personalized m...
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What is Nutrigenomics?

Nutrigenomics
Pharmacogenomics is not the only emerging field to utilize genetic testing to help deliver personalized healthcare as nutrigenomics, which s...
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PGx Testing Becoming a New Standard - Studies Show a Savings of Lives

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Pharmacogenomics (PGx) testing is becoming a new standard of care when prescribing medications about how inherited genetic differences affec...
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New Technology in Long Term Care

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Digital transformation in long term care (LTC) has moved from a buzz word to an industry imperative as the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated...
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Pharmacogenomics and Psychiatry: The Future of Prescribing

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A recent article in The Pharmaceutical Journal argues that pharmacogenetic data can be utilized to prevent adverse drug reactions and improv...
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Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs)

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Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a frequent, and sometimes deadly, consequence of a modern healthcare system tasked with treating aging pat...
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Long-Term Care Trends Driving the Industry Over the Next Decade

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Long-term care trends in the United States are being driven by an aging population that is more than doubling in a 40-year span and a shrink...
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Cost-Effectiveness of Genetic Testing to Minimize Adverse Drug Reactions

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A recent case study of the Teachers Retirement System of Kentucky (TRSKY) found that pharmacogenomics not only reduced health care costs but...
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Drugs and Prescriptions Targeted by Pharmacogenomics Testing (PGx)

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The benefits of pharmacogenomics testing (PGx) encompass a wide variety of prescription medications and their interactions with known genoty...
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