16 Questions
What is the main focus of personalized medicine?
Identifying genetic variations and their impact on health and disease
What is the primary reason for the need for personalized medicine, according to the text?
Individual variations in health and disease
What term is used to describe the study of how genetic differences influence individual responses to drug therapy?
Pharmacogenomics
How can pharmacogenomics contribute to better and safer drugs?
By recommending the best drug therapy based on a patient's genetic profile
How might pharmacogenomics change the way drug dosages are determined?
By basing dosages on a person’s genetic profile and metabolism time
What benefit does knowing a person’s genetic code provide, as mentioned in the text?
Allowing lifestyle changes to avoid or lessen the severity of genetic disorders
What is the focus of pharmacogenomics?
Influence of an individual's entire genome on drug therapy
What is the significance of polymorphism in genomics?
It determines individual variability to drug response
How does pharmacogenomics contribute to personalized medicine?
By considering individual genetic differences for drug response prediction
What is the impact of pharmacogenomics on drug dosages?
It highlights the variability in drug response among patients
What is the primary benefit of knowing a person's genetic code for drug response?
To predict how a patient may respond to a drug before prescribing it
What distinguishes pharmacogenetics from pharmacogenomics?
Use of single gene vs. use of an individual's entire genome
What does personalized medicine take into account?
Both genomic/genetic testing and proteomic profiling
What do polymorphisms in genomics represent?
Individual variability to drug response
Why is it important to consider an individual's entire genome for drug therapy?
To reduce failed drug trials and approval time
How does pharmacogenomics impact the length of time patients are on medication?
It reduces the length of time patients are on medication by predicting responses
Learn about the importance and benefits of personalized medicine and pharmacogenomics in identifying individual variations that play a role in health and disease. Understand why personalized medicine is needed and how it can lead to better and safer drugs.
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