Questions about your results? Please discuss this with your healthcare provider.
Prescribing Made Personal for You and Your Family
*All AccessDx Laboratory tests must be ordered and used only in consultation with a healthcare provider who can prescribe medications. Do not change your current medications or dosing without consulting your healthcare provider.
Pharmacogenomics (PGx)
Pharmacogenomics, or PGx, can help your healthcare providers know what medications and dosages are most effective based on your unique genetics. With PGx, your provider can:
- Remove or reduce the trial and error of prescribing medications
- Identify possible interactions between your medications that may reduce the benefits or even cause serious side effects
- Save money by avoiding medications that may not work for you or may cause you harm
Why Pharmacogenomics?
- On multiple medications but not seeing improvement?
- Experiencing unpleasant symptoms or side effects from the drugs you are taking?
The AccessDx PGx Profile helps your healthcare provider identify the safest, most effective medications for you—and which ones to avoid.
99% of patients have genetic variations that may lead to adverse drug events and serious complications—are you one of them?¹
According to the Food and Drug Administration, adverse reactions to medications cause more than 2.2 million hospitalizations and 110,000 hospital-based deaths a year. This is a growing health crisis, but many incidences could be avoided with the help of PGx testing.²
One-size-fits-all approach to drug development and prescribing vs. personalized prescribing
How can PGx testing benefit you?
PGx testing can help your healthcare providers know what medications and dosages are most appropriate for you based on your unique genetics. With your PGx Profile results, your healthcare provider can:
- Reduce costs and hassle of ruling out ineffective medications by trial and error
- Decrease the risk of adverse reactions caused by drug-to-drug and drug-to-gene interactions
- Obtain secure online access to your results so providers can easily use them to make more informed prescribing decisions
Talk to Your Healthcare Provider About PGx
All AccessDx Laboratory tests must be ordered by a healthcare provider. If you feel you will benefit from a PGx test, talk to your healthcare provider.
- Chanfreau-Coffinier et al. (2019). Projected Prevalence of Actionable Pharmacogenetic Variants and Level A Drugs Prescribed Among US Veterans Health Administration Pharmacy Users. JAMA Network Open, 2(6), e195345. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.5345
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Preventable Adverse Drug Reactions: A Focus on Drug Interactions. (2018, March 6). U.S. Food And Drug Administration. Retrieved September 25, 2024, from https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-interactions-labeling/preventable-adverse-drug-reactions-focus-drug-interactions
