Objective:Unknown etiology Background:Comorbidities and polypharmacy are difficult to manage, as polypharmacy hinders identification and prevention of medication-related problems. Risk for adverse drug events (ADEs) can be minimized through pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing and related therapeutic adjustments. Case Report:A 70-year-old woman with comorbidities and medications enrolled in the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly presented with left lower extremity (LLE) pain, generalized weakness, and major depressive disorder. The provider requested a medication safety review, where the clinical pharmacist-recommended PGx testing given the LLE pain and weakness while taking a statin and inconsistent INR readings taking warfarin. The pharmacist recommended switching atorvastatin to pravastatin to minimize the risk for statin-associated ADEs due to CYP3A4 inhibition and switching fluoxetine to citalopram due to uncontrolled depression/anxiety and to mitigate drug-drug interactions with carvedilol to reduce the risk of orthostatic hypotension. Recommendations were accepted and upon follow-up the patient reported minor LLE pain and improved wellbeing on citalopram. Following PGx testing, the patient had decreased function at SLCO1B1 and was an intermediate metabolizer for CYP2C9 and CYP2D6. This case demonstrates how preemptive PGx testing would have identified drug-gene interactions (DGIs) at the time of prescribing and reduced the risk of statin-associated muscular symptoms, highlighting the utility of panel-based PGx testing in older adults at high risk for ADEs and/or therapy failure. Conclusions:Decreased function at SLCO1B1 increases exposure to statins, leading to statin-induced myalgias, as displayed in this case. PGx testing can help identify DGIs, choose optimal therapies in medically complex older adults, and minimize ADE risk.
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