title: Clinical utility of pharmacogenetic testing in compounding pharmacy.
abstract: Pharmacists must consider all factors when dosing medication for a patient. Until recently, however, one key piece to this puzzle was missing--genetics. This invisible piece of the puzzle can now be utilized with pharmacogenetic testing. By using pharmacogenetic testing, the compounding pharmacist will be able to better predict disease risk as well as the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic actions of the prescriptions their patients are taking. Pharmacogenetics is poised to become the standard of care that not only physicians are embracing, but pharmacists can utilize to better personalize their patient's needs.
authors.affiliation: Iverson Genetic Diagnostics, Inc, Bothell, WA 98011, USA. brianf@iversongenetics.com
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fichter
authors.affiliation: Iverson Genetic Diagnostics, Inc, Bothell, WA 98011, USA.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heintzelman
authors.affiliation: Iverson Genetic Diagnostics, Inc, Bothell, WA 98011, USA.
authors.forename: Sawan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hurst
authors.affiliation: Iverson Genetic Diagnostics, Inc, Bothell, WA 98011, USA.
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fitzsimmons
authors.affiliation: Iverson Genetic Diagnostics, Inc, Bothell, WA 98011, USA.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mailloux
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D004339:Drug Compounding; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010594:Pharmacies; D010595:Pharmacists; D010597:Pharmacogenetics; D014859:Warfarin / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014859:Warfarin