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Genesight – Genetic Testing to Predict Medication Response

Peter Forster — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:22:21 +0000

We have been using the Genecept Assay from Genomind for several years to help guide treatment selection in patients with either unusually high rates of side effects from medications or those who have failed multiple trials of medications. Although the test can be expensive, costing anywhere from a couple of hundred dollars to five hundred dollars or more, it is our experience ...

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Genetic Tests for Depression Updated 2023

Peter Forster — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 20:12:57 +0000

Do Genetic Tests Help? Are genetic tests for depression treatment worthwhile? Or is this an expensive technology that is not ready for routine use? Peter Roy-Byrne, writing in NEJM Journal Watch seems to say that they aren’t worth it. Although some clinicians may argue that such testing “can’t hurt and might help,” current psychopharmacological practice is complex, usually including combinations ...

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Genetic Testing for Depression Drugs

Peter Forster — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:25:06 +0000

Genetic testing for depression drugs is a new approach to selecting medications that may have value, especially in patients with treatment resistant depression. We have been using the Genecept Assay for patients with treatment resistant depression and have found that the results improve our ability to choose effective treatments. Patients who have failed multiple adequate trials of medications are much less likely to ...

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