Personalized Genetic Test Info Added To Warfarin Drug Labeling
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA is updating the label for the anti-clotting drug warfarin to inform physicians and patients about the usefulness of genetic testing before beginning therapy, but the agency will wait for data from ongoing studies of the tests before adding stronger recommendations for the tests
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