Thursday, November 1, 2018

FDA: Genetic Tests Can’t Tell You What Medications Will Work

On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers not to be fooled by genetic tests that claim they can determine whether a person can benefit more from taking one medication over another for their condition.

In a noteworthy statement, the FDA reminded patients that, “sufficient clinical evidence is not currently available for these genetic tests or software programs and, therefore, these claims are not supported for most medications.”

Drug-gene testing, as its...


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