In 2025, I was presented with two wonderful opportunities to chat with fellow colleagues on their podcasts. First up, fellow pharmacist Saba Arshad and her Transform 360 Podcast. We spoke a little about my career as a genetic counselor, pharmacist and entrepreneur. Saba and I also dove briefly into MTHFR and how it has been […]
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Genetic knowledge can prevent medication side effects
What if I told you that pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing could have potentially prevented ibuprofen from causing a spontaneous femur fracture? Years ago a patient began taking 400mg of ibuprofen at night. Eventually the patient developed low hemoglobin due to ulcerations in the stomach. The patient was placed on omeprazole to help the ulcers heal. The […]