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The NFCR co-authored this press release to help raise awareness if tamoxifen DNA testing
(SEATTLE) – Five hundred thousand women in the U.S. are taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer recurrence. Almost half of them have a gene variation that reduces the effectiveness of the drug. For … more →
A Forum for Improving Drug Safety
Avoid Coadministration of Clopidogrel [Plavix] and Omeprazole [Prilosec] or Esomeprazole [Nexium]
thassodotcom wrote 2 weeks ago: November 17, 2009 – Today, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed on new data show … more →
The NFCR co-authored this press release to help raise awareness if tamoxifen DNA testing
DNADiva wrote 1 month ago: (SEATTLE) – Five hundred thousand women in the U.S. are taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer re … more →
It's Time for Tamoxifen CYP2D6 Testing to Become the Standard of Care
DNADiva wrote 1 month ago: JAMA released more research today that further confirms the importance of CYP2D6 testing to determin … more →
Individual results may vary
Suchita S wrote 2 months ago: That phrase often appears in the fine print on TV commercials for prescription drugs or in magazine … more →
OurBlook Interview: Creating Tailor-Made Prescriptions for All Patients
DNADiva wrote 2 months ago: Ashcraft: Creating Tailor-Made Prescriptions for All Patients Kristine Ashcraft, director of sales a … more →
Health Canada: Important New Safety Information on Potential Interactions of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) with Clopidogrel [Plavix]
thassodotcom wrote 3 months ago: August 21, 2008 - From a new posting on Health Canadas’s website, we learn that in collaboration wi … more →
Gene May Predict Response to Hepatitis C Therapy
thassodotcom wrote 3 months ago: August 18, 2008 – A slight difference in a person’s genetic code could determine whether … more →
Michael Jackson’s Death Illustrates the Danger of Adverse Drug Reactions
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DNADiva wrote 4 months ago: The tragic death of Michael Jackson has the potential to create an important “learning moment … more →
New study suggests better ROI for pretreatment CYP2D6 screening
DNADiva wrote 6 months ago: Pharmacogenomics J. 2009 May 19. Intermediate metabolizer: increased side effects in psychoactive dr … more →
Exploiting pharmacogentics and pharmacogenomics: From promise to pragmatic policies.
stanwolf wrote 8 months ago: Hopkins, MM., Ibarreta, D., Gaisser, S., Enzing, CM., Ryan, J., Martin, PA., Lewis, G., Detmar, S., … more →
Realising the potential of genomic medicine.
stanwolf wrote 8 months ago: Martin, P.A. and Morrison, M., 2006. Realising the potential of genomic medicine. Available online. … more →
The promise of pharmacogenetics: assessing the prospects for disease and patient stratification.
stanwolf wrote 8 months ago: Smart, A. and Martin, P., 2006. The promise of pharmacogenetics: assessing the prospects for disease … more →
False Positive? Prospects for the clinical and commercial development of pharmacogenetics.
stanwolf wrote 8 months ago: Martin, P.A., Smart, A., Lewis, G. and Webster, A., 2005. False Positive? Prospects for the clinical … more →
Tailored Medicine: Whom Will it Fit? The Ethics of Patient and Disease Stratification.
stanwolf wrote 8 months ago: Smart, A., Martin, P. and Parker, M., 2004. Tailored Medicine: Whom Will it Fit? The Ethics of Patie … more →
Integrating pharmacogenetics into society: in search of a model.
stanwolf wrote 8 months ago: Webster, A., Martin, P., Lewis, G. and Smart, A., 2004.Integrating pharmacogenetics into society: in … more →
The drugs don’t work: expectations and the shaping of pharmacogenetics.
stanwolf wrote 8 months ago: Hedgecoe, A. and Martin, P., 2003. The drugs don’t work: expectations and the shaping of pharmacogen … more →
Decreased Susceptibility of the Cytochrome P450 2B6 Variant K262R to Inhibition by Several Clinically Important Drugs.
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DNADiva wrote 11 months ago: Drug Metab Dispos. 2008 Dec 12 Talakad JC, Kumar S, Halpert JR. University of California San Diego. … more →
Mayo study further confirms the importance of CYP2D6 for tamoxifen effectiveness building the case for genotyping and medication management
DNADiva wrote 11 months ago: Mayo gave a presentation yesterday at the 31st annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium that furth … more →
Warfarin Pharmacogenetics: The Biochemistry
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sciphu wrote 1 year ago: Image via Wikipedia Warfarin (marketed under brand names like Coumadin, Jantoven, Marevan, and Waran … more →
