Abstract

There are several pharmacogenetic decision support tools that have been evaluated in clinical settings, but the evidence for such testing in clinical practice is insufficient, particularly when it comes to predicting side effects of medications, researchers write in a recent issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry which can be taken as an object lesson for the substance use disorder (SUD) field, which is ripe for promotion of such tools, especially in alcohol use disorders. There have been substantial investigations into genetic variants associated with major depressive disorder, and gene‐drug interactions affecting medication response.

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