Personalized medicine can address a significant unmet need by improving efficacy and safety, reducing healthcare costs, and promoting patient adherence.
Did you know…
- $289 billion – cost of adverse events in the United States annually
- 33% – 50% – rate of medication nonadherence, which impacts drug efficacy
- >76% – percent of Americans aged 60 and over who use two or more prescription drugs – 37% use five or more
- 20% – percent of drugs that account for 90% of all reported adverse events
- 43 – drugs withdrawn from the market between 1990 to 2012 due to severe adverse events
- 100,000 – emergency hospitalzations annually among >65 year old adults due to adverse events
- 7x – greater risk for older Americans vs. younger Americans to have adverse events requiring hospitalization
For more information, or to implement the Metabolic Validation Program, via pharmacogenomic testing into your home, clinic or pharmacy, contact:
PGx Medical
Individualized Care – Personalized Medicine
info@pgxmed.com
405-509-5112