Genetics and Drugs: A Tricky Interplay

By Karen BlumPharmacogenomic testing to determine how a patient’s genetic variations influence their response to medications can be helpful in some cases in selecting medications, but it’s still an evolving science, speakers noted during the ASHP Midyear 2025 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, in Las Vegas.“We think about pharmacogenomics as being something that is a black-and-white report, and it very much is not,” said Jordan Baye, PharmD, BCPS, a clinical pharmacist at