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Ertel Medicine now offering genetic testing

Ertel Medicine and Pediatrics is now offering special genetic testing called pharmocogenetic testing. The test helps the medical provideradminister the most accurate treatment based on each patients unique science.

Since everyone processes medications differently, this may be the key to help my patientsget to the sweet spot sooner, Dr. Larry Ertel said in a news release. Whether it is Plavix (a heart medicine) which is known to havesevere adverse reactions if the dose is too high or just a common reflux medicine or even anti-depressants I will be able to see how a patient metabolizes medicine and adjust accordingly.

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Ertel Medicine now offering genetic testing