Pharmocogenics and DNA

Imagine a time-about a century ago-when physicians generally accepted the idea that germs caused disease, but didn’t know what to do about it.  That’s approximately where genomic medicine is today. More and more screening tests are becoming available, but doctors are reserved about interpreting the results.  Actually, physicians in the age of genomic medicine face an extraordinarily different field of practice.  Meanwhile, pharmacy-benefit managers Medco and CVS Caremark are proceeding with new businesses (DNA Direct from Medco; and Generation Health from CVS) that will do in-pharmacy genetic testing to determine dosing for drugs like warfarin, tamoxifen, antidepressants and statins. As such, commercial pharmacogenomics in the neighborhood drug store is about to begin.       MORE

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