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What is the main focus of personalized medicine?
What is the main focus of personalized medicine?
- Promoting healthy lifestyle choices
- Exploring alternative medicine practices
- Identifying genetic variations and their impact on health and disease (correct)
- Developing new surgical techniques
What is the primary reason for the need for personalized medicine, according to the text?
What is the primary reason for the need for personalized medicine, according to the text?
- Government regulations
- Cost of healthcare
- Individual variations in health and disease (correct)
- Lack of access to medical facilities
What term is used to describe the study of how genetic differences influence individual responses to drug therapy?
What term is used to describe the study of how genetic differences influence individual responses to drug therapy?
- Pharmacogenomics (correct)
- Pharmacotherapy
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
How can pharmacogenomics contribute to better and safer drugs?
How can pharmacogenomics contribute to better and safer drugs?
How might pharmacogenomics change the way drug dosages are determined?
How might pharmacogenomics change the way drug dosages are determined?
What benefit does knowing a person’s genetic code provide, as mentioned in the text?
What benefit does knowing a person’s genetic code provide, as mentioned in the text?
What is the focus of pharmacogenomics?
What is the focus of pharmacogenomics?
What is the significance of polymorphism in genomics?
What is the significance of polymorphism in genomics?
How does pharmacogenomics contribute to personalized medicine?
How does pharmacogenomics contribute to personalized medicine?
What is the impact of pharmacogenomics on drug dosages?
What is the impact of pharmacogenomics on drug dosages?
What is the primary benefit of knowing a person's genetic code for drug response?
What is the primary benefit of knowing a person's genetic code for drug response?
What distinguishes pharmacogenetics from pharmacogenomics?
What distinguishes pharmacogenetics from pharmacogenomics?
What does personalized medicine take into account?
What does personalized medicine take into account?
What do polymorphisms in genomics represent?
What do polymorphisms in genomics represent?
Why is it important to consider an individual's entire genome for drug therapy?
Why is it important to consider an individual's entire genome for drug therapy?
How does pharmacogenomics impact the length of time patients are on medication?
How does pharmacogenomics impact the length of time patients are on medication?
