The Australian Public's Awareness, Knowledge and Perspectives Towards Pharmacogenomics: A Nationwide Survey, and Semi‐Structured Interviews
Richelle Breed, Joanne Voisey, Esther T. L. Lau, Yasmin Antwertinger, Annalese Semmler · 2026
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Breed and colleagues in Australia asked in 2026 what the broad public knows and feels about gene guided drug choice. The field, pharmacogenomics, reads a patient's genes to pick drugs and doses that fit. Uptake in clinics has lagged, though the gains are clear. The team ran a land wide poll of 772 adults, then sat down with 21 for long talks. Both sets weighed care, trust, and cost.
Three in four polled had never heard of the field. One in sixteen both knew it and felt sure of the facts. Talks gave five strands: grasp, trust, whole care, clinic worth, and reach. Folk backed the idea once it was laid plain. Cost and murk held them back. The authors urge plain words, open talk, and price fixes first.
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| CREATOR | Richelle Breed, Joanne Voisey, Esther T. L. Lau, Yasmin Antwertinger, Annalese Semmler |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |