APNA 29th Annual Conference Session 2026: October 29, 2015 Allen 1
Clinic a l Applic a tio n o f Pha rma c o g e no mic s T e sting :
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- o l fo r the Nurse Pra c titio ne r in the tre a tme nt Co -Oc c urring Diso rde rs
Pa tric ia M. Alle n, MSN PMHNP-BC Gre g Gilb e rt RN, BSN
T he Spe a ke rs ha ve no c o nflic ts o f inte re st to disc lo se
T he Huma n Ge no me Pro je c t (1990-2003)
- Co mprise d o f 20 I
ntuitio ns fro m 6 c o untrie s1
- 13 ye a rs to c o mple te 1
- Co st ~ $2.7 b illo n1
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de ntifie d ~ 3 b illo n b a se -pa irs1
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de ntifie d ~ 20,500 huma n g e ne s1
- 3.7 millio n ma ppe d huma n sing le
nuc le o tide po lymo rphism (SNPs)1
T he Huma n Ge no me Pro je c t Adva nc e me nts
- F
ue le d disc o ve ry o f >1,800 dise a se g e ne s1
- De c re a se d time to sc re e n g e ne s
suspe c te d o f c a using a n inhe rite d d ise a se to d a ys ra the r tha n ye a rs1
- > 350 Bio te c h-b a se d pro duc ts a re
c urre ntly in c linic a l tria ls1
- > 2,000 g e ne tic te sts fo r huma n
c o nditio ns a va ila b le 1
- Pro vide d the sc ie nc e fo r
Pha rma c o g e no mic s & Pha rma c o g e ne tic (PGx) T e sting 1 Why do some me dic ations wor k for some patie nts, but not othe r s? On a ve ra g e , 40% o f pa tie nts who ta ke a g ive n me dic a tio n will no t re spo nd to tre a tme nt. K no wing a pa tie nt’ s g e ne tic pro file c a n he lp.2
Ge no mic va ria nc e s in a p a tie nt’ s me ta b o lic pa thwa y de te rmine ho w a pa tie nt will re spo nd to pre sc rib e d me dic a tio ns. Pha rma c o g e ne tic te sting pro vide s p hysic ia ns with insig ht into individua l g e ne tic diffe re nc e s in the ir pa tie nts' drug pro c e ssing a b ility. Arme d with this kno wle d g e , physic ia ns c o uld pre d ic t the p a tie nt’ s re spo nse to the ma jo rity o f c o mmo nly p re sc rib e d me dic a tio ns a llo wing fo r p re c isio n pre sc riptio n writing a nd b e tte r pa tie nt o utc o me s.
Wha t is Pha rma c o g e ne tic s?
Pha rma c o g e ne tic s is the stud y o f g e ne tic va ria tio ns tha t influe nc e ind ividua l re spo nse to d rug s. K no wing whe the r a pa tie nt c a rrie s a ny o f the se g e ne tic va ria tio ns c a n he lp:
- Pre sc rib e rs ind ivid ua lize d rug the ra py3
- De c re a se the c ha nc e fo r a d ve rse d rug e ve nts
(ADE s)3
- Inc re a se the e ffe c tive ne ss o f d rug s.3
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“One -Size -F its-All” mo de l
- Ave ra g e pa tie nt wa ste s $800-
$1,200/ ye a r o n me d ic a tio ns tha t d o the y d o no t re spo nd to OR the y c a nno t to le ra te . (Insura nc e Ave ra g e )
- On a ve ra g e , a pa tie nt will ta ke 3 o r 4
d iffe re nt me d ic a tio ns b e fo re re po rting a d e q ua te sympto m re d uc tio n (Me nta l He a lth)4
- 33%-55% Ra te o f me d ic a tio n no n-
a d he re nc e (Me nta l He a lth)4
- On a ve ra g e , 40% o f pa tie nts who ta ke
a g ive n me d ic a tio n will no t re spo nd to tre a tme nt (Me nta l He a lth)4