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Evaluation of popular drug information resources on clinically useful and actionable pharmacogenomic information.

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https://doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.104.1.009
Abstract

Background

Pharmacogenomics is the study of how genes affect a person's response to drugs. This descriptive study assessed whether popular drug information resources provide clinically useful pharmacogenomic (PGx) information.

Methods

Four resources (package inserts, Lexicomp, Micromedex 2.0, and Epocrates) were evaluated for information about twenty-seven drugs.

Results

There was wide variability of PGx information. Whereas Lexicomp included relevant PGx biomarker information for all 27 drugs, Epocrates did in less than 50% of the drugs. None of the resources had monographs that fully incorporated Clinical Pharmacogenomics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) recommendations in more than 30% of the drugs.

Conclusion

Lexicomp appears to be most useful PGx drug information resource, but none of the resources are sufficient.

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