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Avera Health Releases Clinical Validation of PGx Panel for Depression Treatment Optimization

Avera Health Releases Clinical Validation of PGx Panel for Depression Treatment Optimization

NEW YORK — A pharmacogenomic panel developed at Avera Health has shown overall clinical benefit when used within the healthcare system to guide treatment for patients with depression, according to a study published last month. Patients who received pharmacogenetic results and related pharmacist recommendations experienced improvements in mental quality of life, depression severity and clinical …

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At AMIA, clinical decision support is seen as the key to wider use of PGx and greater efficacy

At AMIA, clinical decision support is seen as the key to wider use of PGx and greater efficacy

WASHINGTON — Molecular labs, health systems, electronic health record providers, and clinical decision support content creators seem to agree that pharmacogenomics is one of many necessary components of precision medicine, but the promise cannot be realized until it becomes an inconspicuous part of clinicians’ workflow. That was the main message of a lively panel discussion …

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