Pharmacogenetics in Psychiatry: Perceived Value and Opinions in a Chilean Sample of Practitioners.

ABSTRACT: Use of pharmacogenetics (PGx) testing to guide clinical decisions is growing in developed countries. Published guidelines for gene-drug pair analysis are available for prescriptions in psychiatry, but information on their utilization, barriers, and health outcomes in Latin America is limited. As a result, this work aimed at exploring current use, opinions, and perceived obstacles on PGx testing among psychiatrists in Chile, via an online, anonymous survey. Among 123 respondents (5.9% of registered psychiatrists in the country), 16.3% reported ever requesting a PGx test. The vast majority (95%) of tests were ordered by clinicians practicing in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. Having more than 20 years in practice was positively associated with prior use of PGx (p 0.02, OR 3.74 (1.19-11.

SUBMITTER: Undurraga J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8082421 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature