The Importance of Including Topics Related to Pharmacogenetics, Pharmacogenomics and Medical Genetics in Pharmacy Curriculum
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
10-1-2009
Abstract
"To the Editor. The literature contains a body of evidence documenting variations in drug response among individuals. This includes differences in the extent of adverse drug reactions as well as efficacy of the drug therapy. In addition to physiological and environmental factors, genetic makeup has a profound impact on an individual's response to drugs. This has given rise to the field of personalized molecular medicine, which uses genetic information along with other biomarkers to predict an individual's response to drugs and determine the accurate dosage of several drugs based on the individual's genotype."
Recommended Citation
Sam Harirforoosh, Lawrence Fleckenstein, Pramod Mahajan, Okezie I. Aruoma, Ying Huang, and Majid Moridani. 2009. The importance of including topics related to pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics and medical genetics in pharmacy curriculum. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 73: 114 https://doi.org/10.5688/aj7306114
Copyright
Elsevier
Comments
This article was originally published in American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, volume 73, in 2009. https://doi.org/10.5688/aj7306114