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SUBMITTER: Rollinson V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7696803 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rollinson Victoria V Turner Richard R Pirmohamed Munir M
Genes 20201112 11
Most of the prescribing and dispensing of medicines happens in primary care. Pharmacogenomics (PGx) is the study and clinical application of the role of genetic variation on drug response. Mounting evidence suggests PGx can improve the safety and/or efficacy of several medications commonly prescribed in primary care. However, implementation of PGx has generally been limited to a relatively few academic hospital centres, with little adoption in primary care. Despite this, many primary healthcare ...[more]