title: Potential roles for pharmacists in pharmacogenetics.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To highlight areas of pharmacogenetics in which pharmacists may play a role and to describe those roles in the context of specific examples from a major academic medical center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature search (PubMed) and personal interviews for the University of California at San Francisco case examples.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The field of pharmacogenetics presents a wide range of opportunities for pharmacists. Specific roles for pharmacists are likely to fall within three major domains: developing research methodologies and setting research directions, establishing the value of pharmacogenetic testing in clinical practice, and participating in education and infrastructure development that moves pharmacogenetic technologies toward implementation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As drug therapy experts, pharmacists are in a unique position to push the frontiers of pharmacogenetics in both the research and clinical practice environments.
authors: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of California at San Francisco. San Francisco USA; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy; School of Pharmacy Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco. San Francisco USA. Electronic address: elibiarys@pharmacy.ucsf.edu.
authors: Shareen Y
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authors: El-Ibiary
authors: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of California at San Francisco. San Francisco USA; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy; School of Pharmacy Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco. San Francisco USA.
authors: Christine
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authors: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of California at San Francisco. San Francisco USA; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy; School of Pharmacy Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco. San Francisco USA.
authors: Brian
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authors: Alldredge
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods; D004513:Education, Pharmacy, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010597:Pharmacogenetics / Q000379:methods*; D024382:Professional Role; D012107:Research Design