Check Your Health: Genetics Can Help to Best Prescribe Warfarin Medication BY LESLIE TILLOTSON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17TH 2018 Video link here: http://kutv.com/features/health/check-your-health/check-your-health-genetics-can-help-to-best-prescribe-warfarin-medication (KUTV) Warfarin is a commonly prescribed and very effective anticlotting medicine. However, each patient requires a different dosage. A recent study called “The Genetic InFormatics Trial (GIFT) of Warfarin” looked at patients undergoing hip or Read More …
NorthShore Precision Medicine Program Adds New Offerings, Physician Education Efforts
Jan 11, 2018 Molika Ashford NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The Chicago-area’s NorthShore University HealthSystem has already been an enthusiastic proponent of precision, or personalized medicine for a number of years, but is now kicking its efforts into a new gear with the launch of new training programs for primary care physicians, and a more concerted effort Read More …
Pharmacogenomic Testing – healthier living!
NorthShore University HealthSystem now gives patients option for genetic testing during annual checkups
By offering primary care patients genetic testing with their annual physical, NorthShore University HealthSystem hopes to define the value of precision medicine for improving quality of care. by Matt Kuhrt | Aug 31, 2017 10:12am To better manage patient health, healthcare systems are looking for innovative ways to manage health risk. And to better manage patient health, NorthShore University Read More …
Is personalized medicine the future of benefits plans?
Personalized Medicine-Genetic testing can significantly improve treatment strategies, but it also raises issues for plan sponsors and membersAnna Sharratt | April 16, 2015 Genetic testing offers great potential from a drug plan management perspective, but it also raises lots of questions. How do you implement it effectively? What about privacy concerns? How does it integrate with more Read More …
Sun Life to look at effectiveness of pharmacogenetics on plan members
Insurer Studies the Effectiveness of Pharmacogenetics Jann Lee | August 25, 2017 Sun Life Financial will be offering plan members on short- and long-term disability leave for depression or anxiety the chance to take part in a study on the impact of pharmacogenetic testing. The insurer is participating in a study that examines the effectiveness of the Read More …
Pro-GeneX and MedTek21 Launch Innovative Program for Long-Term Care Providers to Reduce Adverse Drug Events in High-Risk Patient Populations
ATLANTA and WEST CHESTER, Pa., Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Pro-GeneX, LLC powered by MedTek21 today announced an innovative program for long-term care providers to manage medication risk for their patient populations. The Pro-GeneX service, powered by the MedTek21 solution, delivers a complete program to safeguard at-risk patients with rapid alerts to caregivers on potential drug reactions, indicated by Read More …
Jumping into doctors’ territory, CVS plans to expand program to help manage patients’ chronic diseases
CVS Health plans to make further inroads into what has traditionally been the purview of doctors: managing patients’ chronic diseases. The company announced on Tuesday that it will expand its program to help patients manage conditions that include asthma and high blood pressure, according to The Wall Street Journal. It’s making the move to counter slower store sales Read More …
YouScript and PDX Join Together to Reduce Adverse Drug Events by Bringing Precision Medicine to Community Pharmacies
PDX will deliver an integrated YouScript experience to all pharmacy software users as the next step in reducing the adverse drug event epidemic SEATTLE, WA (PRWEB) AUGUST 02, 2017 YouScript and PDX announce today an agreement to deliver integrated YouScript® precision prescribing clinical decision support to all PDX pharmacy software users that opt in. Pharmacists will now be able Read More …
Rxight genetic test can help identify which drugs are ineffective or dangerous to people taking them
Todd Troxell, the pharmacy manager at Trox Pharmacy, holds a Rxight genetic test on Friday, July 21, 2017 (Bruce Lipsky/Florida Times-Union) If Chuck Dushman were given Plavix, a blood thinner often given to people who have undergone the placement of a stent in a coronary artery, he would be at high risk of becoming a Read More …