How Do I Talk to My Healthcare Provider

Learn more about currently available pharmacogenetic tests

Simply complete the request form, and Genelex will be happy to mail information to your healthcare provider on your behalf. Alternatively, you can print the information below, or refer your healthcare provide to our web site.

Drug Reaction Testing, also known as pharmacogenetics, is so new that many healthcare providers don't know much about it. Clinicians, of course, are busy caring for their patients and don't have time to read the thousands of pages of research coming out in such a rapidly growing field.

Help yourself and your healthcare provider by asking about pharmacogenetic testing and helping them to find out if it's something that you and other patients can benefit from. To help you and your clinician decide whether Drug Reaction Testing is right for you, please print the following educational resources and bring them to your healthcare provider:

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• A letter that summarizes the benefits of pharmacogenetics drug reaction testing and directs them to the most helpful information sources.
• Medication Management flyer explaining how we can help the clinician reduce adverse drug reaction risk.
  
• Pharmacogenetics Brochure
• Interpretive Comments with a list of relevant medications and dosage recommendations.
• Optional - Anticoagulation and warfarin fact sheet - important if you are considering coumadin or warfarin therapy.

The Testing Process

The process is simple. You can order testing directly if you have a physician prescription or your healthcare provider can request testing for you. We send a cheek swab collection kit with directions by mail. Use the return mailer to submit samples and receive results in ten days or less. Faster testing is available for an additional charge. Call a DNA testing consultant at (800) 523-3080 for details and to order.

Note: Testing is currently not available to New York residents and requires a prescription from a physician.

Disclaimer

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The information presented on this site is intended as general health information and as an educational tool. It is not intended as medical advice. Only a physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional should advise a patient on medical issues and should do so using a medical history and other factors identified and documented as part of the health professional/patient relationship.