Pharmacogenomics in Practice: Enhancing Patient Care Through Genetic Insights (Pharmacy Technician Credit)

Program Description

Pharmacogenomics is an area of precision medicine that utilizes genetic variation to optimize medication safety, efficacy, and outcomes. Many commonly prescribed medications in the community setting are affected by genetic factors, making pharmacogenomic testing highly relevant to everyday practice. Despite its growing accessibility, pharmacogenomic testing remains underutilized in pharmacy practice due to limited awareness. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians play a vital role in bringing pharmacogenomic testing into community settings by identifying opportunities to personalize therapy and improve patient care. Therefore, education is essential to help pharmacy teams recognize its value and begin incorporating it into practice. Participants will gain an understanding of how to support personalized medicine and integrate pharmacogenomic testing into pharmacy care processes. By understanding pharmacogenomics principles and testing practices, pharmacy teams can improve patient care.

Target Audience: Community Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician

Type of Activity: Pharmacist (Application based)

Release date: December 19, 2025

Expiration date: December 19, 2026

Time to complete activity: 1.0 hour

Fee: Free

Educational Objectives

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Identify patients who may benefit from pharmacogenomic testing and incorporate basic result interpretation into medication selection and dosing strategies for appropriate patients.
2. Apply pharmacogenomic concepts to medication therapy by identifying when gene–drug interactions are relevant and adjusting therapy accordingly.
3. Explore practical approaches to implement pharmacogenomic testing in community pharmacy, including navigating challenges to implementation and current barriers that exist in workflow integration.

AdvanCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEU) under the ACPE universal activity number 0659-0000-25-002-H01-T. The activity is available for CE credit through December 19, 2026.

Instructions for Completing the Activity and Receiving CPE Credit

To receive CPE credit, participants must complete the pretest, view the activity in its entirety, complete the posttest, and complete the online activity evaluation. After successful completion of the online activity evaluation, you can submit your credit to CPE Monitor. You may view your credit within 48 hours at www.mycpemonitor.net. All participants must request credit before the activity expiration date. CE credit will not be issued after this date.

Disclosures

The following contributors have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose:

Faculty

Erik Hefti, PharmD, MS, Ph.D.

AdvanCE Planning Staff™ Planning Staff—Jim Palatine, RPh, MBA; Rose Buszka, PharmD, BCPS, CHCP; Sruthi Lakshminarayanan PharmD, Victoria Chirdo; Susan Pordon; Brianna Winters; and Chloe Taccetta have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Any relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

At least one anonymous peer reviewer was used as part of content validation and conflict resolution. The peer reviewer has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Educational Disclaimer

CPE activities are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of professional advice or referral. Discussions concerning drugs, dosages, and procedures may reflect the clinical experience of the author(s) or they may be derived from the professional literature or other sources and may suggest uses that are investigational in nature and not approved labeling or indications. Participants are encouraged to refer to primary references or full prescribing information resources.

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