Pharmacogenetics

Pharmacogenetics arose from the meeting of two disciplines, pharmacology and genetics, which joined forces to solve the same problem: the different response of individuals to a given drug.

Pharmacogenetics provides a personalized profile that determines which drugs we can take, which ones to avoid and at what doses they are most effective for each individual.

Who hasn't ever had a pill that they thought was just a triviality that hurt them? An ibuprofen, an omeprazole or a contraceptive, widely used drugs, do not have the same results in all people and, while some react to them as indicated on the package insert, others do not work or have adverse effects that are much more serious than the initial ailment they were intended to treat.