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P3 - Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacogenomics
Each person shares 99.9% of their DNA with other humans. It is the 0.1% that makes us unique. Pharmacogenetics or pharmacogenomics...
Patricia Camazzola
Feb 271 min read
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Implementation Strategies for Precision Medicine
Precision medicine or personalized medicine is an expanded approach to traditional patient care that informs health care providers of...
Patricia Camazzola
Jan 301 min read
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How Do Genetic Variations Impact the Actions of Medications? - Part II.
Part II. Pharmacogenes code for metabolic enzymes Most medications rely on metabolic enzymes in the liver to be detoxified and...
patricia5628
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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The 'Art' of Pharmacogenetic Test Interpretation
Clinicians seeking to utilize pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing in their practice may find the current process challenging. Pharmacogenetic...
patricia5628
Oct 27, 20241 min read
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How Do Genetic Variations Impact the Actions of Medications? - Part I.
Part I. Â Pharmacogenes code for medication transporters. Â Medication transporters are responsible for moving drugs in and out of target...
Patricia Camazzola
Sep 14, 20241 min read
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Factors Affecting the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Chronic pain affects 25% of adults in the US and is defined as persistent pain that lasts weeks to years. Ideally identifying and...
Patricia Camazzola
Feb 17, 20241 min read
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The Fourth Risk
Medications are intended to fix our medical problems but too often that isn't what happens. All medications come with side effects - some...
Patricia Camazzola
Nov 15, 20231 min read
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Naloxone - OTC
Naloxone is finally available in the US without a prescription but much more is needed to improve health outcomes among people with...
Patricia Camazzola
Nov 7, 20231 min read
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Why is PGx Testing a Good Idea?
A PGx test may be accomplished with a simple buccal swab. Each of us is unique - similarly how our body handles and responds to...
patricia5628
Apr 10, 20231 min read
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Nonprescription Intranasal Naloxone Approved by the FDA
Over the last 20 years it is estimated that over a million people have died from drug overdoses often associated with opioids. Post...
patricia5628
Mar 29, 20231 min read
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Why Pharmacogenomics (PGx)?
Advances in pharmacogenomics (PGx) - and our enhanced understanding of the individual variability of drug response - is transforming our...
patricia5628
Mar 17, 20231 min read
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