A Few Words about Pharmacogenetics

Abstract

Pharmacogenetics deals with genetically determined variations in response to drugs. Pharmacogenetics studies interindividual differences in DNA sequence that lead to a variable response to drug therapy. The ultimate goal of pharmacogenetics is to establish treatment on the principles of the personalized medicine in which each person, ie patient, is approached as an individual. The way to achieve this is to use molecular diagnostic methods to determine the pharmacogenetic status of the patient and to provide the possibility of adjusting the treatment to his needs.