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Experts say that most drugs work for only about half the people who take them
- tokenadult 18y agoI think the article's suggestion is correct that this will eventually be a big area for new medical testing products. Figuring out patient biochemical individualities to customize prescribing medicines could have a huge impact on the effectiveness of drug treatments.
- michael_dorfman 18y agoI think there's a pretty big leap of logic going on here. The article quotes unnamed "experts" as saying "half of all drugs" are ineffective because of genetic factors, but then offers details only on very tightly focused cancer drugs.
- iamelgringo 18y agoMany drugs vary depending on a patient's own DNA, but there's also a host of other factors that influence the effectiveness of a drug. For instance, an antibiotic's effectiveness is much more a function of whether the bacteria fighting is sensitive or resistant to that antibiotic.