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Introduction to Pharmacogenetic (PGx) for Pain Management
Aegis offers pharmacogenetic testing focusing on medication/gene pairs that are supported by clinical guidelines, FDA-approved labeling, or clinical studies…
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Introduction to PGx for Behavioral Health
Aegis offers pharmacogenetic testing, with a majority of the available tests focusing on medications prescribed in behavioral health. The testing menu…
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Kratom: New Year, New Insights
Q: What is the latest information Aegis can provide about kratom? What other drugs are most commonly present in urine specimens testing positive for kratom? A:…
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What Did My Patient Actually Take? An Overview of Benzodiazepine Results
Our series on interpreting unexpected results concludes with a discussion on the interpretation of benzodiazepine results from Aegis Sciences Corporation.…
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What did my Patient Actually Take? An Overview of Opioid Results Interpretation
Opioids refer to all-natural, semi-synthetic, and fully-synthetic drugs that target the opioid receptors to reduce pain. Morphine and codeine are found…
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What did my Patient Actually Take? An Overview of Marijuana (THC) Results
Marijuana Overview The interpretation of marijuana results differs when considering presumptive vs. definitive testing methods, and may also differ among…
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What Did My Patient Actually Take? An Overview of Alcohol Results
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted in 2015, 86.4% of people over the age of 18 reported drinking alcohol at some point in…
