A practical utility and benefit of pharmacogenetic-based antidepressant treatment strategy for major depressive disorder patients with difficult-to-treat

Abstract

Objective: We report the results of pharmacogenomics-based antidepressant treatment (PGXt) results in treating treatment- resistant major depressive disorder (TRD) patients in real practice. Methods: Nine patients were prescribed Neuropharmagen? for selection of antidepressants for individual patient and their clinical outcomes were followed. Results: After treatment by PGXt results from current antidepressants, substantial reduction of depressive symptoms was observed at some point and maintained during observation period in six patients. Conclusion: Our case series potentially shows the clinical utility and benefit of PGXt for treatment of TRD patients.