Your genetic make up (your DNA) provides a crucial role in how your body responds to medication.
Pharmacogenomic (PGx) DNA testing empowers you and your healthcare provider to develop a tailored treatment plan for maximum effectiveness.
Have you?
Taken medications in the past and found them not to work?
- Previously experienced significant side effects from your medication?
- Required doses of specific medications outside the recommended range?
Pharmacogenomic Testing (PGx) of your DNA may be able to help
How?
Depending on your unique genetic makeup, you may process a medication:
- Faster than normal, which may cause the medication to not provide the desired symptom relief
- Slower than normal, which may increase the risk of side-effects
This is because we all process medications differently.
If we are all given the same medication at the same dose, we react in four different ways:
- They drug will work but will cause side effects
- The drug won’t work and will also cause side effects
- The drug won’t work but there will be no side effects
- The drug will work and there will be no side effects
By testing our DNA, we can work out how we may react to each medication.
Thus testing can help your doctor determine the right medication at the right dose for you.
Benefits of PGx testing
- Avoid ineffective medications: Ensure the medications prescribed are suited to your genetic profile.
- Improved treatment outcomes: Experience better health results with medications that work for you.
- Minimized risk of side effects: Reduce the chances of experiencing adverse reactions.
- Optimized drug selection and dosing: Receive the most appropriate medications at the correct dose from the start.
- Reduce long-term health impacts: Protect your health by avoiding medications that don’t work or cause harm.
- Save time and money: Skip the trial-and-error process of finding the right medication.
- Fast-track your treatment: Get on the path to the right medication, at the right dose, the first time.
Pharmacogenomic testing is a powerful tool that empowers both you and your doctor to make informed, personalized decisions about your medication, helping you achieve better health outcomes quickly and safely.
