HIVAre you taking or considering medication to treat HIV? Are you taking additional medications? Personalized medication mangement including DNA testing is extremely important for the proper treatment of HIV because finding the right drug and dose is so vitally important. This is not surprising to people that study genetics- research shows that of all the clinical factors such as age, sex, weight, general health and liver function that alter a patient's response to drugs, genetic factors are the most important. Over half of all medications including the majority of cancer medications are metabolized by three enzymes in the liver called CYP2D6, CYP2C9, and CYP2C19. Your genes are the main factor determining the level of these enzymes in your liver- if you have too much of the enzyme, you process the medication too quickly, too little of the enzyme and the medication builds up in your bloodstream potentially causing adverse reactions or side effects. Without knowing your genetics, your physician may need to go through months of trial-and-error prescribing to find the right drug and dose for you. Population Frequency of Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Metabolizer Types
Affected MedicationsAgenerase® (amprenavir) Now you can help your healthcare provider optimize your response to HIV drugs and many other medications by ordering DNA testing. Your results will be entered into our personalized medication management software, GeneMedRx You or your healthcare providers can log in to see if current or future medications are predicted to cause drug-drug or drug-gene interactions so dosage and selection can be catered to your needs. You receive a 90-day subscription free with your testing; additional one year extensions are available for a nominal fee. Of course, your DNA never changes so the testing only needs to be done once in a lifetime. Click here to view a list of drugs for which DNA testing will be helpful. The Testing Process
Note: Testing requires a prescription from a physician. |
