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Pharmacogenomics
Pharmacogenomics is the branch of pharmaceutics which deals with
the influence of genetic variation on drug response in patients
by correlating gene expression or single-nucleotide polymorphisms
with a drug's efficacy or toxicity. By doing so, pharmacogenomics
aims to develop rational means to optimise drug therapy, with respect
to the patients' genotype, to ensure maximum efficacy with minimal
adverse effects. Such approaches promise the advent of "personalised
medicine", in which drugs and drug combinations are optimised
for each individual's unique genetic makeup.
Pharmacogenomics is the whole genome application of
pharmacogenetics, which examines the single gene interactions with
drugs.
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