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      <journal-id journal-id-type="iso-abbrev">Arch Pharm Pract</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">archivepp.com</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Arch Pharm Pract</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Archives of Pharmacy Practice</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2320-5210</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">archivepp.com-1231</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.51847/Si19CmLJuz</article-id>
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          <subject>Original research</subject>
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        <article-title>From DNA to Doses: How Pharmacogenomics Transforms Depression Care in Community Pharmacy</article-title>
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                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Shabana</surname>
                <given-names>Momin</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                                            <xref rid="cor1" ref-type="corresp" />
                          </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Fatima</surname>
                <given-names>Nusrath</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Teja</surname>
                <given-names>T. Kusuma</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
                                        </contrib>
                      <contrib contrib-type="author">
              <name>
                <surname>Zeshan</surname>
                <given-names>Umar</given-names>
              </name>
                              <xref rid="aff1" ref-type="aff">1</xref>
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            <label>1</label>Department of Pharmacy Practice, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
          </aff>
                          <author-notes>
            <corresp id="cor1">
              <bold>Address for correspondence:</bold> Prof. Wael Abu Dayyih, Department of
              Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mutah University, Al-Karak 61710, Jordan.
                              E-mail: <email xlink:href="shaik08shabana@gmail.com">shaik08shabana@gmail.com</email>
                          </corresp>
          </author-notes>
                    <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>09</day>
        <month>06</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>16</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>12</fpage>
      <lpage>18</lpage>
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      <abstract>
        <title>A<sc>BSTRACT</sc></title>
        <p>Pharmacogenomic testing can identify these genetic variations, allowing healthcare providers to adjust drug selection and dosage accordingly. These tests typically involve a simple cheek swab or saliva sample, which is then analysed to identify specific genetic variations that affect drug metabolism and response. Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzyme is responsible for the metabolism of many antidepressants. CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 may cause variations in how drugs are metabolized. A neurotransmitter involved in mood modulation, the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4), affects serotonin reuptake. Val66Met, a gene for the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), has been connected to variations in how people react to antidepressants. Effective implementation of pharmacogenomics in clinical practice requires supportive policies that address issues such as reimbursement, education, and privacy. Among the pharmacist&amp;#39;s duties are analyzing genetic information, working with medical professionals, offering patient counseling, and incorporating pharmacogenomics into the administration of drug therapy. Patients with severe depressive disorders had much better results when a combinatorial pharmacogenomic test was used to detect and target those with expected gene-drug interactions. Utilizing a structured data framework of genetic, phenotypic, and environmental characteristics, personalized medicine should offer the healthcare system practical methods to maximize the efficacy of certain treatments. </p>
      </abstract>
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                <kwd>Pharmacogenomics</kwd>
                <kwd>Depression</kwd>
                <kwd>Trial and error method</kwd>
                <kwd>Community pharmacy</kwd>
                <kwd>Medication therapy</kwd>
                <kwd>Serotonin</kwd>
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