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Carvedilol and your genes: what CYP2D6 testing can and cannot tell you
Carvedilol is a beta-blocker used for heart failure, after a heart attack and for high blood pressure. Learn how CYP2D6 genes and other medications affect carvedilol levels and dizziness, why there is no gene-based carvedilol dose yet, how...
What to do when Antidepressants Are Not Working
When an antidepressant doesn't work, it can take 4 to 6 weeks to find out, often with side effects. Learn why depression treatment is still trial and error and how genetic testing helps find the right medication sooner.
Data and health care: why your pharmacogenetic results must stay up to date and follow you
Your DNA does not change, but the science of how genes affect medications does. Learn why pharmacogenetic results need regular updates, why they must be available wherever a medication is prescribed, from your family doctor and pharmacy to...