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Pilot study of pharmacist-assisted delivery of pharmacogenetic testing in a primary care setting.

ABSTRACT: To describe the rationale and design of a pilot program to implement and evaluate pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing in a primary care setting.Several factors have impeded the uptake of PGx testing, including lack of provider knowledge and challenges with operationalizing PGx testing in a clinical practice setting.We plan to compare two strategies for the implementation of PGx testing: a pharmacist-initiated testing arm compared with a physician-initiated PGx testing arm. Providers in both groups will be required to attend an introduction to PGx seminar. Anticipated results: We anticipate that providers in the pharmacist-initiated group will be more likely to order PGx testing than providers in the physician-initiated group.Overall, we aim to generate data that will inform an effective delivery model for PGx testing and to facilitate a seamless integration of PGx testing in primary care practices.

SUBMITTER: Haga SB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4280849 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pilot study of pharmacist-assisted delivery of pharmacogenetic testing in a primary care setting.

Haga Susanne B SB LaPointe Nancy M Allen NM Cho Alex A Reed Shelby D SD Mills Rachel R Moaddeb Jivan J Ginsburg Geoffrey S GS

Pharmacogenomics 20140901 13

<h4>Aim</h4>To describe the rationale and design of a pilot program to implement and evaluate pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing in a primary care setting.<h4>Study rationale</h4>Several factors have impeded the uptake of PGx testing, including lack of provider knowledge and challenges with operationalizing PGx testing in a clinical practice setting.<h4>Study design</h4>We plan to compare two strategies for the implementation of PGx testing: a pharmacist-initiated testing arm compared with a physicia ...[more]

PMID: 25410893

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Pilot study of pharmacist-assisted delivery of pharmacogenetic testing in a primary care setting.

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Pilot study of pharmacist-assisted delivery of pharmacogenetic testing in a primary care setting.

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