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. 2020 Mar 17;9(3):814. doi: 10.3390/jcm9030814

Table 2.

Shared decision making, report of results to patients, and time allocation, as a result of actionable PGx recommendations (n = 92).

Shared Decision Making
Did you discuss the pharmacogenomic recommendation with the treating physician?
Yes 77.2%
No 18.5%
Missing 4.3%
Do you agree to the final treatment decision/change that was made based on your PGx-guided recommendation?
Yes 82.6%
No 2.2%
Missing 15.2%
Why do you disagree? (n = 2)
“I would have preferred to alter the drug but the patient had already initiated it and therefore I preferred not to alter it”; “The patient was already set on a dose of metoprolol and therefore I preferred not adjusting it”
Report of results to the patient
Who discussed the results of the PGx recommendation with the patient?
Pharmacist 56.5%
Pharmacy technician 3.3%
Treating physician 15.2%
Result was to be reported at the time of interview 20.7%
Missing 4.4%
Time allocation
Approximately how much time did you spend on handling this recommendation?
Mean number of minutes (SD) 18.6 (13.1)
Range 3–90
Missing 10

Abbreviations used: SD = standard deviation, ADEs = adverse drug events.