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Table 6.

Summary of recommendations for policy, practice, and research.

Policy and Practice	Research
An implementation strategy for integrating PGx in mental health settings. Local guidance for the use of PGx in psychiatric settings. Workforce development plan to upskill and equip existing professionals with the skills and knowledge to deliver PGx services. Identify local PGx champions within organisations to act as ‘knowledge brokers’.	Use of implementation theory, like NPT, within future clinical PGx studies. Process evaluation of PGx implementation in mental health using a theoretical framework such as NPT. Exploration of attitudes towards using PGx in a broader range of mental illness, beyond depression. Further research to determine the role of pharmacy in PGx service development, implementation, and delivery. Evaluation of PGx cost-effectiveness in a wider range of healthcare systems.

Policy and Practice

Research

An implementation strategy for integrating PGx in mental health settings.
Local guidance for the use of PGx in psychiatric settings.
Workforce development plan to upskill and equip existing professionals with the skills and knowledge to deliver PGx services.
Identify local PGx champions within organisations to act as ‘knowledge brokers’.

Use of implementation theory, like NPT, within future clinical PGx studies.
Process evaluation of PGx implementation in mental health using a theoretical framework such as NPT.
Exploration of attitudes towards using PGx in a broader range of mental illness, beyond depression.
Further research to determine the role of pharmacy in PGx service development, implementation, and delivery.
Evaluation of PGx cost-effectiveness in a wider range of healthcare systems.

Description: Displayed in the table is a summary of the key recommendations for policy, practice, and research resulting from the review findings.