UF Health Study To Assess Pharmacogenetic Testing in the ER

A team of University of Florida Health researchers spanning the Gainesville and Jacksonville campuses launched a five-year research project measuring the feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and net benefits of implementing precision medicine strategies like pharmacogenetic testing in the emergency room.

Led by investigators Julio Duarte, Pharm.D., Ph.D., an associate professor of pharmacotherapy and translational research in the UF College of Pharmacy, and Sophia Sheikh, M.D., an associate professor of emergency medicine at the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville, the project, which received a $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, aims to identify patient populations for whom precision medicine techniques may improve clinical outcomes and reduce health care costs.

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