Pharmacogenomics (PGx), the study of how genetic profiles impact an individual’s responses to medication, has already begun to help healthcare providers (HCPs) optimize care through its capacity to preemptively enhance drug efficacy, minimize adverse side effects, and improve patient experiences. This rapidly growing field marries bioinformatics and pharmacology and represents a transformative new era of precision medicine and highly personalized treatments, one that serves patients by supporting clinicians to better predict therapeutic responses and more accurately optimize drug dosages.

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