Pharmacogenomics (PGx), a core component in Precision Medicine, is the study of how genes affect a person’s response to medications. This field combines pharmacology (the science of drugs) and genomics (the study of genes and their functions) to develop effective, safe medications that can be prescribed based on a person’s genetic makeup while preventing medications’ side effects (known as Adverse Drug Reactions, ADRs). In other words, a medication can be safe for one but harmful for the other, even when prescribed with similar doses.
This test is open to the general public.
While there are no age restrictions for Pharmacogenomic (PGx) tests. For individuals below the age of 18, a legal guardian must complete the request and consent form. In the case of children, their phenotype (DNA traits) remains the same, but medication doses might change as they grow.