Personalized medicine transforms
healthcare
The medical profession has been largely reactive throughout history. In
many cases, treatments and cures are only attempted once an illness has
manifested. As a result, our attempts to treat major diseases like
cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes are often ineffective, inaccurate, or
inconsistent owing to our incomplete understanding of the genetic and
environmental influences that contribute to them.
As personalized medicine is based on a patient’s unique genetic profile,
it is beginning to surpass the limitations of conventional medicine.
Healthcare can be transformed from reactive to constructive by using
personalized medicine.
A doctor can better predict which medications will be effective for a
particular condition, thereby benefiting the patient. A new clinical
method and a change in understanding of medicine in the healthcare
system is very important. Personalized medicine enhances drug selection
and tailored treatments, minimizes adverse effects, increases patient
compliance, shifts the focus of medicine from response to prevention,
increases cost efficiency, and reinforces patient trust after the drug
is approved [5].