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3) Are you starting a new medication for your condition, or taking a medication that isn’t working or has side effects?
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RIGHT DRUG. RIGHT DOSE. Personalized medicine the Rx Report™ Pharmacogenomic Test What Is an Rx ReportTM Pharmacogenomic Test? The RX Report™ Pharmacogenomic Test may help you get better results from your prescription medication. Personalized Prescribing Inc. offers this test. Preferred pricing is available to Manulife plan members. Your Manulife benefits may help cover the test. The … Read more
Is Depression a Serotonin Deficiency?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/05/study-finds-first-evidence-of-link-between-low-serotonin-levels-and-depression Or is it? Antidepressant medications are usually SSRIs. Thus, it is commonly assumed that depression must be a serotonin deficiency. However, first time trials for SSRIs are only effective for about 30-50% of the depressed population. So is depression not a serotonin deficiency? Or is it? A meta-analytic study earlier this summer made huge … Read more
Personalized Prescribing Inc. Participated in the CHLIA Conference 2022
Our company was recently honoured to have our CEO, Mark Faiz, along with our Lead Pharmacists, Sandra Hanna, speak on this year Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, CLHIA, 2022 Claims and Anti-Fraud Conference held in the city of Windsor. This annual event in an essential meeting place to bring awarenes in the industry. The … Read more
Personalized Prescribing Product Review on Never Alone
Check the most recent product review by our friends on Never Alone. Go to: https://weareneveralone.co/blog/personalized-prescribing-inc-review/
What is BDNF and Why it’s Important for Mental Health?
The Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a gene that maps a protein with the same name; it is prevalent in the human body and brain. Neurotrophins are a cluster of ‘growth factor’ proteins that signal cells to survive, mature and proliferate. They are involved in the survival, development, and proper function of brain neurons. Neurons are … Read more
What is Pharmacogenetic Testing?
And how does it help in the management of depression There are many aspects of antidepressants that makes them challenging to prescribe, the complicating aspects are: Pharmacogenomics testing is NOT a commodity or a mere transaction, is a complex SERVICE. To determine the most compatible antidepressant for a patient, the pharmacogenomics service must include: Metabolic genes (pharmacokinetics) … Read more
