DNA DOSE
Personalise your medication with DNAdose
DNAdose is a an integrated Pharmacogenomic testing service and interpretation service.
Overview
You are probably aware that pharmacogenomics can minimize a person's risk of side effects. But with the significant complexity of understanding of what to do with the patients results, how do you even get started?
Enter DNA DOSE, a new Australian created, gene scan which includes involvement for 40% of all medications by testing for multiple genes. A DNAdose will predict which patients will have impaired drug metabolism due to their genetic makeup. Experienced Clinical Geneticsts will be provide a a thorough drug specific report of all drugs that the GenesFX Health is informed about including suggestions of dosage and alternative drugs when appropriate.
DNAdose may be of benefit when prescribing the following medications;
- Citalopram
- Clopidogrel
- Codeine
- Esomeprazole
- Metoprolol
- Ondansetron
- Paroxetine
- Phenytion
- Sertraline
- Warfarin
Search on other Medications which may benefit from a DNAdose
Understanding all the factors associated with drug variability can be very complex and time consuming, especially as it relates to genetics. This service aims to simplify this, and provide speedy access to lists of drugs to avoid. The gene test provides additional information to personalise drug prescription and dosage. It does not tell whether a drug will work nor whether a patient will have an ADR.
We welcome you to use GenesFX Health Online for free, to find out how to take the next steps to benefit your practice by implementing pharmacogenomics in it.
Why Test for multiple genes at once?
Many drugs are metabolised by more than one enzyme and many people are on more than one drug at a time or in their lifetime.
DNAdose tests for common variants in the following genes simultaneously.
Features
The test provides a detailed interpretation of the genetic results including a drug specific report with practical recommendations. The report features;
- A "Personalised Drug Specific Report" with in depth clinical analysis
- Dosage guidance for all drugs that GenesFX Health is informed about.
- Suggestions of alternative drugs when appropriate.
- Suggestions of drugs to avoid in the future
- Involvement of 40% of common medications
- Information about evidence available linking pharmacogenomic testing with clinical outcome (drug concentration or clinical effect)
- Access to GenesFX health Online for future prescribing needs
Benefits
By ordering a DNAdose for your patients, you will gain access to the GenesFX Health online service, enabling you to:
- Minimise the "trial and error" approach to prescribing
- Find drug management alternatives when altered metabolism is found
- Find drugs that best match your patients genetic make-up
- Quickly identify drugs that should be avoided your patient
- Identify drugs where genetic tests are shown to be informative
- Identify potential drug-gene interactions before prescribing
- Where known, identify CYP450 drug-drug interactions