News NICE approves gene-editing sickle cell therapy for NHS in England Exagamglogene autotemcel, also known as exa-cel, is now recommended for NHS use, reversing previous draft guidance.…Published: 4 February 2025
Opinion Top ten features of 2024 From dangerous new synthetic opioids to the use of artificial intelligence to transform drug discovery, our most popular features this year have covered a wide array of topics.…Published: 27 December 2024
News One-quarter of patients in pharmacogenomics trial have had prescriptions changed Around 25% of the 400 participants of the 'Progress programme' have been advised to change their prescription following genetic testing.…Published: 11 November 2024
News NHS Scotland scraps pharmacogenomic decision support service worth £66m The support service was designed to offer prescribers clinically actionable pharmacogenomics information when prescribing relevant drugs.…Published: 8 November 2024
News First gene-editing therapy recommended by NICE to treat people with beta thalassaemia NHS England said that around 460 patients aged 12 years and over could benefit from the treatment.…Published: 8 August 2024
Feature Closing the ethnicity gap in pharmacogenomics An overwhelming reliance on data from people with white, European ancestry threatens to make pharmacogenomics a poor tool for patients from other backgrounds.…Published: 7 August 2024
News Screening for gene variants should be broadened to reduce health inequalities, systematic review concludes Study authors have called for an extension to DPYD genetic testing in the UK, to include variants identified in people with African ancestry.…Published: 31 July 2024
News NICE recommends phased roll out of genetic testing for clopidogrel prescribing In draft guidance, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said that testing could be rolled out to patients at higher risk of stroke recurrence first, while capacity is established.…Published: 4 April 2024
News NHS England to integrate genomic medicine into pharmacy education and training In a new framework, NHS England says it aims to develop the pharmacy workforce to incorporate pharmacogenomics into routine care over the next three years.…Published: 26 January 2024
News Pharmacogenomics and medicines optimisation to be one of eight NHS ‘genomic networks of excellence’ The network will focus on developing the rollout of pharmacogenomics and medicines optimisation in the NHS, including in primary care to address adverse drug reactions.…Published: 17 January 2024
