Pharmacogenomics

Pharmacogenomics holds the promise of better safer medicines, which could one day be tailor-made for individuals. Not only will this take the guesswork out of finding the right drug, it also minimises the chances of a patient getting a drug they could react badly to.


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Think about some of the following questions:
 * Would you have your genome sequenced so doctors could choose the medicine best suited to you?
 * Will health insurance companies want to pay for extra genetic tests?
 * What economic issues might influence which drugs pharmaceutical companies choose to develop?
 * Who will have access to our genetic information?

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