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Neda Leonard on using Pharmacogenetics to solve the patients puzzle and decongest the Polypharmacy Highway

Published: Nov. 15, 2021, 11:15 p.m.

Neda Leonard, CEO of Rx Gene IQ and a Dual Board-Certified Pharmacist in Pharmacotherapy and Geriatrics, joins us today, with her patient, Joey Stanford, to discuss how precision medicine identified the underlying cause of Joey\u2019s lifelong health issues.\nShow Notes:\n(00:35) \u2013 Introducing Neda\n(01:30) \u2013 Neda Leonard\u2019s background and professional interests\n(07:00) \u2013 Introducing Joey Stanford\n(07:50) \u2013 Joey's Story\n(12:30) \u2013 The Complications of Multiple Insurers\n(15:00) \u2013 Joey\u2019s two big discoveries from Pharmacogenetics\n(18:50) \u2013 Say Goodbye to Trial and Error\n(19:30) \u2013 How to solve the patient\u2019s puzzle\n(24:00) \u2013 How to decongest the \u201cPolypharmacy Highway\u201d\n(25:00) \u2013 Education and Advocacy to Scale\n(26:40) \u2013 What is the problem and why are there so few solutions for it?\n(31:40) \u2013 Using a team effort to detect which patients benefit the most\n(35:00) \u2013 Closing remarks