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UC San Diego to lead nationwide program in pharmacogenomics
Date:10/23/2008

lthcare professionals, and there appears to be a gap between healthcare providers' knowledge and the expectations of patients regarding pharmacogenomics testing.

A major aim of the program is to increase awareness of the use of pharmacogenomic testing and its potential implications. "Typing major genes affecting drug action has become cost effective and various genetic tests have been developed," said Kuo. "We will explore how these testing tools can be used to improve pharmacotherapy and prevent adverse drug outcomes in real practice, based on scientific evidence."

This project will also acquaint practitioners of pharmacy and medicine with sequence differences in the genome and how they may influence therapeutic outcomes. "The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is pleased to support this important educational initiative," said Henri R. Manasse, Jr., Ph.D., Sc.D., the organization's CEO and executive vice president. "Pharmacists practicing in hospitals and health systems need to take a lead role in educating patients about what pharmacogenomics means for their individual therapy."

"Pharmacogenomics is all about tailoring drug therapy to genetic information," said Palmer Taylor, Ph.D., Dean of the Skaggs School and professor of pharmacology. "Recent research advances not only link genotypes to differences in drug metabolism and disposition in the body, but also to differences in responsiveness of the sites at which drugs act."


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Contact: Debra Kain
ddkain@ucsd.edu
619-543-6163
University of California - San Diego
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