This pharmacotherapy company offers pharmacogenetic testing to personalize medication plans based on a patient's genetic profile. By analyzing individual gene responses to drugs, they help healthcare providers optimize medication efficacy and safety, ensuring patients receive the most appropriate drug and dosage.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
In medication management, healthcare providers face challenges in optimizing drug efficacy and safety due to variations in individual patient responses. Factors such as genetics, drug interactions, and individual risk factors contribute to the complexity of prescribing the most appropriate medication and dosage. This can lead to adverse drug events, reduced therapeutic effectiveness, and increased healthcare costs.
Solution
PGXperts offers solutions for personalized medication management by leveraging pharmacogenetic information to improve drug therapy safety and efficacy. The company provides tools for healthcare providers and hospitals to identify potential risks associated with a patient's current medication regimen, considering factors such as drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, and the patient's genetic profile. PGXperts offers a suite of products, including PGXperts PRiM for hospitals, the PGXperts InteraktionsCheck app for physicians, and PGX Interpretation as a Service for labs, to support personalized medication decisions. These tools integrate into existing clinical workflows and IT systems, providing decision support at the point of care.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes physicians in ambulatory care, hospitals, and human genetics laboratories seeking to improve medication safety and efficacy through personalized medicine.
Features
- **PGXperts PRiM (Hospitals):**
- Integration into hospital IT systems for personalized medication management.
- Identification of potential risks based on patient data, current medication, and genetics.
- Support for electronic medication plans (eMP) and E-prescriptions via telematics infrastructure.
- EN ISO 13485 certified quality management system.
- **PGXperts InteraktionsCheck (Physicians):**
- Mobile app (iOS and Android) and web application for checking drug interactions.
- Identification of interactions between drugs, food, lifestyle factors, and genetic markers.
- Scan function for medication plans and drug packaging (PZN-Code).
- Access to a database with over 38,000 drugs, 2,700 active ingredients, 65 food items, and 150 gene-drug pairs.
- **PGX Interpretation as a Service (Laboratories):**
- Automated generation of pharmacogenetic reports from molecular genetic data.
- Support for Thermo Fisher and Illumina technologies.