Pharmacy Times November 25, 2024
Raymond Lorenz, PharmD, BCPP, discusses the role of pharmacists in bridging laboratory results and clinical practice, highlighting ongoing efforts to establish pharmacogenomic testing standards and foster multidisciplinary collaboration for broader clinical impact.
Pharmacy Times interviewed Raymond Lorenz, PharmD, BCPP, director of Medical Affairs at UGenome AI in Daphne, Alabama, on his participation in a workshop on laboratory challenges at the Standardizing Laboratory Practices in Pharmacogenomics (STRIPE) Annual Meeting and Consensus Workshop at the headquarters of US Pharmacopeia (USP) in Rockville, Maryland.
Key laboratory challenges discussed during the workshop included deciding which genes and alleles to test for, ensuring regular updates, and disseminating standards to clinicians and payers. Lorenz expressed hopes for the meeting to produce foundational consensus statements addressing key...