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Back to Episodes19. Personalized medicine, pharmacogenetic testing: Is it ready for prime time?
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Can we use information from our DNA to predict which medication will work for each of us? In this episode, Dr. Elise Fallucco talks about the latest information about pharmacogenetic testing and personalized medicine, and how they can (or cannot) be useful for treating ADHD, anxiety, and depressive disorders. She shares when and how pharmacogenetic testing can be useful. In addition, she introduces Sequence2script, an online tool to help translate pharmacogenetic test results into clinical prescription recommendations.
Dr. Elise Fallucco is a child psychiatrist, mom, and host of PsychEd4Peds. She is a Professor of Pediatrics and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with over 14 years experience in training pediatric clinicians to identify and treat mental health problems.
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