Roche Launches Test Assessing Drug Metabolism; First Target Is Psychiatrists
Executive Summary
Roche Diagnostics is targeting psychiatrists via a medical education program as part of the launch of its AmpliChip CYP450 genomic test that assesses how patients metabolize certain drugs
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