Role of Pharmacogenomics in Drug Development – An Industry ...
Role of Pharmacogenomics in Drug Development – An Industry ...
Role of Pharmacogenomics in Drug Development – An Industry ...
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Variation <strong>in</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>e response to can beclassified by Pharmacogenetics• Pharmacogenetics (PGx) is the study <strong>of</strong> how drugresponse varies <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals, due to differences <strong>in</strong>their DNA• Variation <strong>in</strong>cludes differences <strong>in</strong> pharmacok<strong>in</strong>etics,efficacy, safety and/or tolerability• PGx does not change how a person will respond to amedic<strong>in</strong>e• PGx is a tool that can be used to identify patients whowill have the desired response (efficacy & safety)