Primary care physician experiences with integrated pharmacogenomic testing in a community health system.

AIM: To explore primary care physicians' views of the utility and delivery of direct access to pharmacogenomics (PGx) testing in a community health system.

METHODS: This descriptive study assessed the perspectives of 15 healthcare providers utilizing qualitative individual interviews.

RESULTS: Three main themes emerged: perceived value and utility of PGx testing; challenges to implementation in practice; and provider as well as patient needs.

CONCLUSION: While providers in this study viewed benefits of PGx testing as avoiding side effects, titrating doses more quickly, improving shared decision-making and providing psychological reassurance, challenges will need to be addressed such as privacy concerns, cost, insurance coverage and understanding the complexity of PGx test results.