Pharmacogenetic tests: the need for a level playing field

Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2013 Jan;12(1):3-4. doi: 10.1038/nrd3921.

Abstract

The delivery of more personalized medicinecould be accelerated by addressing the substantial differences in the level of evidence required for the inclusion of pharmacogenetic tests in treatment guidelines, drug labelling and reimbursement schemes compared with that needed for non-genetic diagnostic tests.

MeSH terms

  • Drug Design
  • Drug Labeling
  • Genetic Testing / methods*
  • Humans
  • Pharmacogenetics*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Precision Medicine / methods*
  • Reimbursement Mechanisms