New York City, New York May 30, 2018 (Issuewire.com) - Pharmacogenomics is the relationship between a patient’s unique genetic makeup and their response to certain medications. Pharmacogenomics aims to optimize one’s experience when treating a condition with medication, regarding the patient’s genotype, to ensure maximum efficacy with minimal negative effects. Genetic mutations can cause either higher or lower rates of metabolism for known drugs. According to the FDA, each year, approximately 4.5 million Americans visit their doctors or the emergency room due to adverse drug reactions. Pharmacogenomics testing involves taking a sample of the patient’s DNA, and using that to analyze how their body will respond to certain medical treatments, such as cardiology, pain relief, and psychiatric medications. For instance, patients with particular genetic mutations may experience a higher or lower metabolism while taking certain drugs.
As you get older you may be faced with more health conditions that you need to treat on a regular basis. It is important to be aware that more use of medicines and normal body changes caused by aging can increase the chance of unwanted or maybe even harmful drug interactions. The more you know about your medicines and the more you talk with your health care professionals, the easier it is to avoid problems with medicines. As you age, body changes can affect the way medicines are absorbed and used. For example, changes in the digestive system can affect how fast medicines enter the bloodstream. Changes in body weight can influence the amount of medicine you need to take and how long it stays in your body. The circulation system may slow down, which can affect how fast drugs get to the liver and kidneys. The liver and kidneys also may work more slowly affecting the way a drug breaks down and is removed from the body. Medicines can sometimes influence each other inside the body, producing an increased effect, extra side effects, or decreased effectiveness of one or more of the drugs. This is called a drug interaction. Drug interactions happen when two or more medicines react with each other to cause unwanted effects. This kind of interaction can also cause one medicine to not work as well or even make one medicine stronger than it should be.
PGX test will provide a comprehensive report based on an individual patient’s genetic makeup that will indicate metabolic rates for defined medications. This information will help clinicians prescribe the right drug at the right dose based on your patient’s DNA profile. "Personalized medicine is the key to longevity. With the right information in your possession, you can take control to receive the right medication with the right dosage, something doctors aren’t fully capable of doing. We live in a world where technology changes daily, and people should not be blinded by the pharmaceutical industry. They should take what their bodies can handle, not what their doctor prescribes based on old antiquated theories." says Mark Suleman, the Founding Partner of RM Genetics (www.rmgenetics.com)
RM Genetics uses the latest techniques available in labs, in high-throughput DNA sequencing technology to analyze patient samples in an expedient and precise approach. RM Genetics takes the utmost care when handling patient samples, and they are all tested by top scientists at our highly advanced medical facility. Once the results are in, we then compile them into an in-depth yet easily understandable report, so that our patients have access to all the information they need.
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