The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Recommends Genetic Testing of of Patients

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends genetic testing of patients receiving certain medications. Genetic testing helps prescribers:

A) better establish a drug's therapeutic index.
B) determine whether a patient is a rapid or slow metabolizer of the drug.
C) identify racial characteristics that affect psychosocial variation in drug response.
D) produce a drug that is tailored to an individual patient's genetic makeup.