Drug Genes - Common Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Package

Cost*: 9,500 THB

This package is valid until June 30, 2022

Why is pharmacogenomic testing important?

  •  To assess risks of drug hypersensitivity reactions
  • To evaluate the personalized drug response
  • To select the effective drug precisely
  • To minimize adverse drug reactions
This test analyzes sequence of 11 genes related to drug hypersensitivity and drug metabolism
For example CYP2C19 gene is associated to Clopidogrel, HLA-A and HLA-B genes are associated with severe cutaneous adverse reactions to Abacavir, Allopurinol, Carbamazepine, Sulfamethoxazole Trimethoprim, Dapsone
  
This test can predict drugs-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions as below
  1. Abacavir
  2. Allopurinol
  3. Carbamazepine
  4. Sulfamethoxazole Trimethoprim 
  5. Dapsone

The test is suitable for
  1. People who take drugs or are planning to start taking drugs
  2.  People who have underlying disease and take many drugs e.g. children, elderly
  3. People who want to know the prediction of drug response for planning drug treatment in the future

Package Inclusions
  • The price includes pharmacist's fee
  • Laboratory test
  • HLA-A gene
  • HLA-B gene
  • CYP2D6 gene
  • CYP2C19 gene
  • CYP2C9 gene
  • VKORC1 gene
  • CYP1A2 gene
  • CYP3A4 gene
  • CYP3A5 gene
  • SLCO1B1 gene
  • OPRM1 gene


Package Exclusions:
The package price does not include the cost of additional diagnostic tests or any further treatment fees.

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