title: Physician Awareness and Utilization of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-Approved Labeling for Pharmacogenomic Testing Information.
abstract: We surveyed 10,303 United States physicians on where they obtain pharmacogenomic testing information. Thirty-nine percent indicated that they obtained this from drug labeling. Factors positively associated with this response included older age, postgraduate instruction, using other information sources, regulatory approval/ recommendation of testing, reliance on labeling for information, and perception that patients have benefited from testing. Physicians use pharmacogenomic testing information from drug labeling, highlighting the importance of labeling information that is conducive to practice application.
authors.affiliation: Medco Research Institute, LLC, Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. ejstanek@comcast.net.
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Stanek
authors.affiliation: Medco Research Institute, LLC, Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. csanders@biocerna.com.
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.affiliation: Medco Research Institute, LLC, Medco Health Solutions, Inc., Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. felix@frueh.us.
authors.forename: Felix W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Frueh