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Karen Albright, DO, PhD, left, is an associate professor of neurology and of pharmacology, and Danielle DelVecchio, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacist in the department of neurology.
Karen Albright, DO, PhD, left, is an associate professor of neurology and of pharmacology, and Danielle DelVecchio, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacist in the department of neurology.

Your genes can affect how medications work in your body -- now there's a clinic for that

Genetic variations can influence how drugs are processed by the body and what risks or problems some drugs might pose to certain individuals. Upstate's department of neurology offers a pharmacogenomics clinic, designed to assist people who are taking multiple medications or have had adverse reactions or inadequate responses to medications. Karen Albright, DO, PhD, and Danielle DelVecchio, PharmD, tell what to expect at a typical patient visit to the clinic. Albright is an associate professor of neurology and of pharmacology, and DelVecchio is a clinical pharmacist in the department of neurology.
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