At PGx Medical, our goal is to educate healthcare professionals across the country on our Metabolic Validation Program, via pharmacogenomic testing. Also known as personalized medicine.
The term “personalized medicine” is often described as providing “the right drug, the right dose, to the right person.” More broadly, personalized medicine (also known as precision medicine) may be thought of as the tailoring of medication therapy to the individual during day-to-day patient care.
Personalized medicine can eliminate the “trial & error” process and help healthcare professionals more accurately treat patients based on their individual make-up.
Why the push back?
While the majority of healthcare professionals understand pharmacogenomics and how to use the tool to guide them when treating patients. While many more still do not understand the tool and the benefit it brings to not only the patient, but the healthcare staff and family caring for the patient. Thats where PGx Medical President, Clay Bullard understands the need for more education.
Bullard travels around the country speaking to groups and organizations on the value the test can bring. Clay’s passion for the test shows when he asks providers, “if this was your loved one, would you want to know if their medication is working properly? You don’t know, what you don’t know. And our simple buccal swab of the cheek will tell you if your loved one is even capable of metabolizing their medications. And the best part is, it’s 100% reimbursed by Medicare B.”
PGx Medical works with many clinics, pharmacies, LTC/AL communities, hospice and home health companies across the contry.
“It’s all about education,” said Bullard. Once they understand it, it becomes part of their everyday patient care.”
For more information on the PGx Medical Metabolic Validation Program, contact:
info@pgxmed.com
405-509-5112
www.pgxmed.com