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Pharmacogenomics

Formed by the words pharmacology and genomics, pharmacogenomics aims to take traditional pharmaceutics to the next level through individualized preparation of drugs based on the genetic makeup of a patient. The result, therefore, would be medicine that takes into account not just the illness itself, but also a patient’s personal factors such as lifestyle, age, gender, environment, etc. Such an achievement would greatly increase the medical community’s ability to effectively treat a disease while keeping negative side effects or adverse reactions to a minimum.

For the most part, pharmacogenomics is still a futuristic vision, one with a number of obstacles to overcome. However, once successfully developed, its benefits would include the assurance that a patient is getting the right medicine for his specific needs. This would reduce the process of trial and error that patients normally go through with various drugs before recovery, and would lessen the number of deaths or hospitalizations due to severe adverse drug response. Also, there would be less uncertainty regarding the dosage required to adequately combat a disease. Pharmacogenomics would also allow for better and safer vaccines, as well as more affordable health care costs.

Web Resources On Pharmacogenomics

Pharmacogenomics
The Promise of Pharmacogenomics

Book Resources On Pharmacogenomics

Pharmacogenomics: Social, Ethical, and Clinical Dimensions by Mark A. Rothstein (Editor)
Pharmacogenomics: The Search for Individualized Therapies by Julio Licinio (Editor), Ma-Li Wong (Editor)

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