Pharmacogenetics Clinical Decision Support Systems for Primary Care in England: Co-Design Study

• DOI: 10.2196/49230
• Publication Date: 2024-05-13T16:53:09Z
• Authors: Videha Sharma; John McDermott; Jessica Keen; Simon Foster; Pauline Whelan; William Newman
• Keywords: Preprint

Pharmacogenetics can impact patient care and outcomes through personalizing the selection of medicines, resulting in improved efficacy a reduction harmful side effects. Despite existence compelling clinical evidence international guidelines highlighting benefits pharmacogenetics practice, implementation within National Health Service United Kingdom is limited. An important barrier to overcome development IT solutions that support integration pharmacogenetic data into health systems. This necessitates better understanding role electronic records (EHRs) design decision systems are acceptable clinicians, particularly those primary care.