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Precision Medicine Pharmacist Podcast

Precision Medicine Pharmacist Podcast

Pharmacy Podcast Network 72 Episodes May 5, 2026

This podcast is for pharmacists and physicians who want to learn about pharmacogenomics and precision medicine. It explains how a patient's genetic makeup can affect their response to medications. Episodes cover the role pharmacogenomic testing plays in drug selection, dosing, and overall patient care. The show also discusses how pharmacists can use genetic information in clinical practice. It is produced by the Pharmacy Podcast Network.

Episodes

Precision in Practice; Real Stories, Real Results in Integrative Psychiatry | Precision Medicine Pharmacist Podcast
Precision in Practice; Real Stories, Real Results in Integrative Psychiatry | Precision Medicine Pharmacist Podcast May 5, 2026 2504 Welcome back to PPN – The Precision Medicine Pharmacist. In part one of our series, Precision Psychiatry in Practice – A Pharmacist–Physician Collaboration, we explored how a collaborative approach can begin to reshape psychiatric care — building trust, aligning perspectives, and creating space for more personalized treatment. Today, we move deeper into what that looks like in real-world, integrat
Precision Psychiatry in Practice – A Pharmacist–Physician Collaboration | Precision Medicine Pharmacist Podcast
Precision Psychiatry in Practice – A Pharmacist–Physician Collaboration | Precision Medicine Pharmacist Podcast Mar 11, 2026 2198 Welcome to PPN – The Precision Medicine Pharmacist, the podcast where science, innovation, and collaboration are redefining patient care. We are kicking off a special two-part series titled Precision Psychiatry in Practice – A Pharmacist–Physician Collaboration. In this series, we explore how precision medicine is reshaping mental health treatment — and what becomes possible when pharmacists and p
Preventable Toxicity: The Pharmacogenomics Case for DPYD Testing in Oncology | Precision Medicine Pharmacist Podcast
Preventable Toxicity: The Pharmacogenomics Case for DPYD Testing in Oncology | Precision Medicine Pharmacist Podcast Nov 5, 2025 2464 Fluoropyrimidines such as 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and capecitabine remain cornerstone chemotherapies in oncology. However, for patients with certain DPYD gene variants, these commonly used drugs can cause life-threatening toxicities due to impaired metabolism of the active compounds. In this episode of the Precision Medicine Pharmacist Podcast, host Melissa Smith, PharmD, explores how DPYD genotypi
Rewriting the Script: Pharmacogenomics in Pharmacy’s Future with Dr. Vanessa Lesneski | Precision Medicine Pharmacist Podcast
Rewriting the Script: Pharmacogenomics in Pharmacy’s Future with Dr. Vanessa Lesneski | Precision Medicine Pharmacist Podcast Sep 29, 2025 2359 This episode dives into the future of pharmacy through the lens of pharmacogenomics (PGx). Dr. Melissa Smith speaks with Dr. Vanessa Lesneski about the steep decline in pharmacy school enrollment and how PGx could reignite interest in the profession. They explore how PGx has rapidly evolved from an elective to a core component of pharmacy education, the rise of certification and training pathways,
From Burnout to Breakthrough: Our Journey into Precision Medicine | Precision Medicine Pharmacist
From Burnout to Breakthrough: Our Journey into Precision Medicine | Precision Medicine Pharmacist Aug 12, 2025 2386 Introducing Melissa Smith, PharmD, CPH, CPGx, Founder of Florida PGX Consulting, and the new host of the Precision Health and PGX Podcast! Dr. Melissa is joined by her guests Dr. Jamie Wilkey & Dr. Jackie Boyle to discuss their introduction to precision medicine in PGX, as well as their friendship that encouraged it!
A Pharmacist's Breast Cancer Story: How Pharmacogenomics Testing Shaped Her Treatment and Factors Influencing PGx Testing Becoming a Standard of Care for Tamoxifen | Precision Health & PGxPGx
A Pharmacist's Breast Cancer Story: How Pharmacogenomics Testing Shaped Her Treatment and Factors Influencing PGx Testing Becoming a Standard of Care for Tamoxifen | Precision Health & PGxPGx Feb 11, 2025 3047 Be sure to tune in to this episode of the Precision Health and PGX Podcast as Dr. Becky Winslow, and Dr. Angela Cassano, PharmFusion Founder and owner, discuss Dr. Cassano’s personal pharmacogenomics testing and how the results impacted her breast cancer treatment, the tamoxifen and CYP2D6 pharmacogenomics clinical utility research currently available, whether CYP2D6 testing for patients prior to
Key Factors Impacting MolDX® Coverage Determinations and Reimbursement with Dr. Megan Landsverk, Scientific Director, MolDX® and Chief Science Officer, Palmetto GBA® | Precision Health and PGx
Key Factors Impacting MolDX® Coverage Determinations and Reimbursement with Dr. Megan Landsverk, Scientific Director, MolDX® and Chief Science Officer, Palmetto GBA® | Precision Health and PGx Jan 28, 2025 2936 Be sure to tune in to this episode of the Precision Health and PGX Podcast as Dr. Becky Winslow, CEO of inGENEious RX Incorporated Pharmacogenomics Consulting, and Dr. Megan Landsverk, Scientific Director of MolDX® and Chief Science Officer of Palmetto GBA®, discuss how laboratories may overcome the challenges they face earning MolDX® coverage and reimbursement for their clinical pharmacogenomics
The Current Status of Biomarker Testing Coverage Legislation in the U.S. with Hilary Goeckner of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network | Precision Health and PGx
The Current Status of Biomarker Testing Coverage Legislation in the U.S. with Hilary Goeckner of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network | Precision Health and PGx Jan 7, 2025 2106 Equitable biomarker testing access, including pharmacogenomics testing, is critical for patients to experience optimal medication therapy outcomes. Be sure to tune in to this episode of the Precision Health and PGX Podcast as Dr. Becky Winslow, Dr. Behnaz Sarrami, and Hilary Goeckner, Director of State & Local Campaigns - Access to Care of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (AC
Pharmacists Value in the Clinical Pharmacogenomics Lab with Dr. Jeremy Stuart, Chief Scientific Officer, Precision Genetics | Precision Health and PGx Podcast
Pharmacists Value in the Clinical Pharmacogenomics Lab with Dr. Jeremy Stuart, Chief Scientific Officer, Precision Genetics | Precision Health and PGx Podcast Dec 10, 2024 2857 Be sure to tune in to this episode of the Precision Health and PGX Podcast as Dr. Becky Winslow, Dr. Behnaz Sarrami, and Dr. Jeremy Stuart, Chief Scientific Officer and laboratory director for Precision Genetics, discuss pharmacists value as employees in clinical pharmacogenomics testing laboratories. Having employed pharmacists in his laboratories, Dr. Stuart will provide his first-hand examples
Demystifying Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement for Pharmacogenomics Testing | Precision Health and PGx Podcast
Demystifying Medicaid Coverage and Reimbursement for Pharmacogenomics Testing | Precision Health and PGx Podcast Nov 25, 2024 1833 In this episode, Dr. Mary Weissman, Dr. Lexi Wensel, and Dr. Becky Winslow discuss Medicaid’s coverage of pharmacogenomics testing and Medicaid’s reimbursement of a pharmacist’s time spent provisioning PGx testing and providing PGx inclusive medication therapy management for Medicaid beneficiaries. We teach the listener how to locate, navigate, and understand Medicaid-managed care organizations’ c
The Couch, The Clinic, and the Scanner, an interview with Dr. Hellerstein | Precision Health and PGx
The Couch, The Clinic, and the Scanner, an interview with Dr. Hellerstein | Precision Health and PGx May 30, 2024 2931 David Hellerstein, MD, is professor of clinical psychiatry and an award-winning writer of  nonfiction and fiction. Books such as Heal Your Brain: How the  New Neuropsychiatry Can Help You Go from Better to Well (2011); A Family of  Doctors (1994), a memoir of 5 generations of doctors in his family; Battles of Life  and Death, an essay collection; and two novels, Loving Touches and Stone Babies. A
Pharmacogenomics Databases: What’s Available and How to Navigate Them | Precision Health and PGX
Pharmacogenomics Databases: What’s Available and How to Navigate Them | Precision Health and PGX Apr 25, 2024 1488 Episode Summary: In recognition of National DNA Day, April 25, 2024, Dr. Mary Weissman, Miss Courtney Harmon, and Dr. Becky Winslow discuss clinical pharmacogenomics resources, what pharmacogenomics information they provide, and how to navigate and utilize the pharmacogenomics information to answer a prescriber’s clinical question about pharmacogenomics' relationship to an adverse drug event.  Lis

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