DNA Drug Reaction Testing

Approximately half of all Americans have genetic defects that affect how they process prescription drugs.

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Breast Cancer 2D6 Tamoxifen Test

Tamoxifen DNA testing combined with careful medication management is predicted to help reduce tamoxifen failure rates from over 35% to less than 10%.

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Drugs and Aging

Older people especially are at high risk of having an adverse drug reaction, primarily because they are likely to have many health problems for which they are taking several prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• How are drugs processed by the body?
• Will DNA Prescription Drug Reaction Testing be covered by my medical insurance?
• What is pharmacogenetics?
• What are adverse drug reactions?

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Genelex Personalized Medication Management

• Prevent adverse side effects and treatment failures, surprisingly common occurrences in today’s healthcare system .

• Personalize your medical care with DNA Drug Reaction testing.

• Provide you and your care givers with a portable, permanent record of your medication status.

Now patients can help manage their medications to optimize the results by ordering DNA testing and using the GeneMedRx software to produce drug and gene interaction reports for their doctors. GeneMedRx keeps track of everything you’re taking. A subscription to GeneMedRx is only $23.95 per year and does not require DNA testing to be useful to help you improve the management of your healthcare.

DNA Drug Reaction testing discovers the most important factor in the different responses individual people have to the important and powerful prescription drugs they take. In addition to curing disease, many medicines can have bad side effects or don’t work for some people. They may also interact with other drugs a person is taking, including over-the-counter medicines and/or herbal preparations. The FDA describes the resulting deaths and hospitalizations as a “major public health problem, and the risks go up the more medicines, doctors, and pharmacists you use.

People taking multiple medications in many drug classes such as antidepressants and other mood alterers, pain, heart and antidiabetic medicines and specific medicines such as warfarin (Coumadin), tamoxifen (Nolvadex) will find DNA testing especially useful. All together approximately one-half of the most commonly described medicines are susceptible to being affected by an individuals DNA and one-half have inherited alterations to their DNA that can dramatically alter how rapidly they process these medicines. Click here to view a more complete list of drugs for which DNA testing will be helpful.

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.