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Patricia Camazzola
Jan 301 min read
Implementation Strategies for Precision Medicine
Precision medicine or personalized medicine is an expanded approach to traditional patient care that informs health care providers of...
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patricia5628
Nov 12, 20241 min read
How Do Genetic Variations Impact the Actions of Medications? - Part II.
Part II. Pharmacogenes code for metabolic enzymes Most medications rely on metabolic enzymes in the liver to be detoxified and...
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patricia5628
Oct 27, 20241 min read
The 'Art' of Pharmacogenetic Test Interpretation
Clinicians seeking to utilize pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing in their practice may find the current process challenging. Pharmacogenetic...
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Patricia Camazzola
Sep 14, 20241 min read
How Do Genetic Variations Impact the Actions of Medications? - Part I.
Part I. Â Pharmacogenes code for medication transporters. Â Medication transporters are responsible for moving drugs in and out of target...
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Patricia Camazzola
Feb 17, 20241 min read
Factors Affecting the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Chronic pain affects 25% of adults in the US and is defined as persistent pain that lasts weeks to years. Ideally identifying and...
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Patricia Camazzola
Nov 15, 20231 min read
The Fourth Risk
Medications are intended to fix our medical problems but too often that isn't what happens. All medications come with side effects - some...
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Patricia Camazzola
Nov 7, 20231 min read
Naloxone - OTC
Naloxone is finally available in the US without a prescription but much more is needed to improve health outcomes among people with...
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patricia5628
Apr 10, 20231 min read
Why is PGx Testing a Good Idea?
A PGx test may be accomplished with a simple buccal swab. Each of us is unique - similarly how our body handles and responds to...
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patricia5628
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Nonprescription Intranasal Naloxone Approved by the FDA
Over the last 20 years it is estimated that over a million people have died from drug overdoses often associated with opioids. Post...
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patricia5628
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Why Pharmacogenomics (PGx)?
Advances in pharmacogenomics (PGx) - and our enhanced understanding of the individual variability of drug response - is transforming our...
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