Pharmacogenetics

Have you ever wondered why you react a certain way to a prescription medication that others seem to have no problems with? Maybe your family has a history of adverse reactions to a certain drug and you want to take precautions to preserve your health. With a pharmacogenetics testing procedure, all of this information becomes available.

If you knew a simple, one-time test of a sample of your saliva could help you answer these questions, possibly saving you needless anxiety, untold amounts of money and maybe even save your life, now or years into the future, you’d probably take it. ARCpoint Labs offers professional pharmacogenetics testing services for health, wellness, and medication scheduling.

What Is Pharmacogenetics Testing?

Pharmacogenetics is a form of DNA testing that uses a simple sample of your saliva. Our skilled technicians use the sample to create your unique personal genetic profile. The profile is then compared and run against a comprehensive and extensive list of medications. This information tells your prescribing physician which medications will work well with your DNA and which ones are not compatible. It also advises them on dosages.

Pharmacogenetic testing could save you thousands of dollars in expensive trial and error prescriptions and doctor visits, as well as painful or even deadly side effects that can come with taking the wrong medication. Perhaps even more importantly, the confidence in treatment plans that pharmacogenetics testing can generate can ease the anxiety of uncertainty, waiting and wondering if this medication will work or cause you problems.