Don't Recommend Pharmacogenetic Testing for Most Patients

October 2018

You'll hear debate about using pharmacogenetic testing to guide treatment for depression, ADHD, and other mental health conditions.

Patients may ask you to order these...or pharmacists may reach out to you about pharmacogenetic testing done at the pharmacy.

The goal of testing is to identify gene variations that may predict how a patient responds to certain meds.

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