What are the possible benefits of pharmacogenetics?
Studying drug-gene interactions could have some major benefits, including: • More powerful drugs. Understanding more about drug-gene interactions could help scientists develop more targeted drugs that are less likely to damage healthy cells. • Safer and more effective drugs. Knowing your genetic profile could help a doctor prescribe the medicine most likely to work for you and least likely to have harmful side effects. • More accurate dosing. The right dose could be determined from your genetic information rather than based on what works for most people. This cuts the risk of overdose. • Better vaccines. Vaccines made partly from genetic material could help the immune system fight disease without the risk of infection linked to vaccines made from weakened bacteria and viruses. • Greater understanding of disease. Studying drug-gene interactions may help doctors learn more about the role genes play in diseases such as cancer, asthma and diabetes. Pharmacogenetics may also help reduce hea
