In the Pursuit of Precision Medicine and Value-Based Care: Are They Dual, Yet Synergistic Goals? April 26, 2017 by Heather Landi Within the healthcare industry, precision medicine often is approached as a research endeavor, while value-based care transformation is framed as a business or operational initiative. However, one bioinformatics thought-leader asserts that precision medicine and Read More …
Month: April 2017
Precision Medicine Startup AltheaDx Lands $27M
Precision Medicine Startup AltheaDx Lands $27M to Expand Personalized Therapeutic Decisions Internationally by Fred Pennic 04/26/2017 http://hitconsultant.net/2017/04/26/altheadx-precision-medicine-series-b/
New Genetics Test Can Help Avoid Adverse Drug Reactions
New Genetics Test Can Help Avoid Adverse Drug Reactions by JAMES E. CASTO For the State Journal Apr 15, 2017 Fruth Pharmacy is now offering Rxight, a new testing program that uses a person’s genetic profile to help identify the medications that will work best for him or her, while avoiding possible adverse drug reactions Rxight, Read More …
FROM FDA: Table of Pharmacogenomic Biomarkers in Drug Labeling
Table of Pharmacogenomic Biomarkers in Drug Labeling Pharmacogenomics can play an important role in identifying responders and non-responders to medications, avoiding adverse events, and optimizing drug dose. Drug labeling may contain information on genomic biomarkers and can describe: Drug exposure and clinical response variability Risk for adverse events Genotype-specific dosing Mechanisms of drug action Polymorphic Read More …