Pharmacogenomics

Pharmacogenomics is the branch of pharmacology 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 "personalized medicine", in which drugs and drug combinations are optimised for each individual's unique genetic makeup.

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Pharmacogenomics is the whole genome application of pharmacogenetics, which examines the single gene interactions with drugs.

See also

• Genomics
  • Chemogenomics
  • Structural genomics
  • Pharmacogenetics
  • Toxicogenomics
• Pharmaceutical company