What is Pharmacogenomics

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Pharmacogenomics (PGx) is the study of how your genetic makeup impacts your response to medications. PGx testing helps you know ahead of time whether a drug is likely to benefit you and be safe to take.

The rate at which your body breaks down (metabolizes) a medication can depend on your DNA. If you break down a drug faster than normal, your body gets rid of it more quickly. This leads to lower levels of the medication in your body and it might not work for you. If your body breaks down a drug slower than normal, it builds up in your body and may cause side effects. In this case, you may need less of the drug or need to avoid it all together. 

This table includes certain established drug-gene interactions that appear in FDA-approved drug labeling as well as some additional drug-gene interactions that are not included in the FDA labeling but there is sufficient scientific evidence based on published literature.