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Pharmacogenomics, explained by the pharmacists who read the reports
Plain-language writing on CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 metabolizer status, drug gene interactions, antidepressant and statin selection, insurance coverage, and what a pharmacogenomic test can and cannot tell you.
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Every article is written or reviewed by a licensed pharmacist at our Dallas laboratory and dated so you can see how current the guidance is.
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What Is PGx Testing? How it Works and Who Should Consider It
What is PGx testing, and is it right for you? This guide explains the science in plain language, then walks through how PGx testing works in…
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Psychiatrist or Psychologist: When and What to Choose
Choosing between a psychiatrist or psychologist is easier once you know what each one is allowed to do, what a first appointment looks like and what…
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When You’re Struggling to Sleep: Secret to Genes
If you are struggling to sleep most nights, the useful question is not which supplement to try but which of the common causes applies to you.…
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Does Adderall Increase Metabolism? Genetic Impact and Test Kits
Does adderall increase metabolism is one of the most searched questions about this medicine, and the answer has two halves. Does adderall speed up metabolism at…
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Learn TPMT testing: Your Path to Safer, Smarter Treatment
TPMT testing is one of the best established gene tests in medicine, and it is often done before someone starts azathioprine, mercaptopurine or thioguanine. Below you…
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CYP2D6 Inhibitors: Working, Common Drugs, & More
CYP2D6 inhibitors are some of the most widely prescribed medicines in the US, and they can quietly change how other drugs work in your body. This…
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Lumbrokinase Benefits and Mechanisms I Role of CYP450 Enzymes
Lumbrokinase benefits are marketed confidently for circulation, clots and inflammation. The enzyme is real and studied, the evidence is thinner than the marketing, and the bleeding…
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Assessing Oncogenicity’s Role in Drug Development and Safety
Oncogenicity describes the capacity of a substance to drive the genetic changes that lead to cancer. It sits at the center of how new medicines are…
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Histamine Dump at Night Symptoms I Background & Preventions
Waking at two in the morning itching, flushed or nauseated is a genuinely unsettling experience, and histamine dump at night symptoms is the phrase most people…
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