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Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Testing
Additional Information
Who is this test for?
- Those wanting a proactive approach to
medication management
- Those struggling to find symptom relief
- Those who have experienced adverse drug reactions
- Those on multiple medications
- Those switching to or starting new medications
Understanding Your Test Results
By analyzing up to 28 genes, results show how your body may respond to many common medications. Relating your genetics to response to medications is termed Drug-Gene interaction and can help your doctor adjust the dosage or recommend a better alternative medication. For example, if testing indicates that your body metabolizes an active drug too slowly, the drug might build up in your body and increase the likelihood of side effects. While the drug might still be useful for you, a lower dose may be appropriate. Should you be a fast metabolizer of an active drug and it leaves your body too quickly, it may provide little or no benefit and might require a higher dose or an entirely different drug. Test results can also include indications of non-gene related factors. Lifestyle habits, diet, age, weight, and other medications and supplements you may be taking may affect your response to medications. The genes analyzed in this test do not change, therefore the Drug-Gene Interaction results will be as valuable in the future as they are today. As medications are changed, added, or modified, your doctor can continually interpret your test results for a drug’s relationship to your genetic makeup.
Next Steps:
1. Ask your doctor about an Aura Genetics PGx test.
2. If your doctor agrees the results could be useful for your medication management, you’ll be asked to sign a patient consent form and provide a sample via a simple, non-invasive cheek swab.
3. Your sample will be sent to the lab for processing and in about a week, your doctor will receive the results and schedule a consultation with you.