Khalatbari, Masih. Pearson, Patrick. Toohey, Tannis. "When the cure is the problem". Toronto Star, Jun 9, 2023.
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"A simple test could have spared him"
Khalatbari, Masih. Pearson, Patrick. Toohey, Tannis. "When the cure is the problem". Toronto Star, Jun 9, 2023.
Jim was prescribed a commonly used antidepressant and experienced severe side effects after the first dose.
Despite stopping the medication, five years later, he still suffers from frozen limbs, chronic pain and brain damage, preventing him from doing what he loves.
Pharmacogenetic testing uses DNA to determine how a patient's genes affect their response to medication.
"Pharmacogenetic testing for major depression could save British Columbia's health-care system nearly a billion dollars over 20 years by reducing hospitalization, deaths, and improving patients' quality of life." - Canadian Medical Association Journal
"It would make a huge difference if pharmacogenetic testing was easily accessible for all Canadians. There would be lives saved from drug interactions."
- Dr Lawrence Schmidt, General Practitioner
"It felt good to be listened to," Halliday says. "It felt like redemption."
A pharmacogenetic test revealed a lack of the enzyme CYP2D6 for Halliday, preventing his body from properly metabolizing the medication he was prescribed.
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