Genetic pharmacies?
October 6, 2015
COMMUNITY pharmacies could
be offering pharmacogenetics
testing, therapeutic support and
advice within the next five years,
according to a report presented
at last week’s FIP World Congress
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences in Germany.
A new plan to explore and
implement pharmacogenomics
in primary care was outlined by
the Royal Dutch Pharmacists
Association and the Dutch Hospital
Pharmacists Association.
“Pharmacogenomics is one of the
first clinical applications of the postgenomic
era, allowing precision
medicine rather than a one-sizefits-
all approach to prescribing,”
said Ka-Chun Cheung from the
Royal Dutch Pharmacists Assn.
The Association has so far
developed recommendations
for 80 gene-drug combinations
which are now integrated into
the Netherlands’ national drug
database incorporated into all
electronic systems for prescribing
and dispensing.
“With these guidelines,
pharmacists can customise
the dosing of medicines to the
individual’s needs,” Cheung said.
The plan is now in “exploration
phase,” with market analysis and
education programs beginning
this month and reimbursement
schemes under development.
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