GIFT Study: Genetic Testing Viable For Personalizing Antiplatelet Therapy

A recent study supports a role for genetic testing as a means of personalizing antiplatelet therapy following stent placement and builds the case that newer drugs, such as Eli Lilly/Daiichi Sankyo's Effient (prasugrel), are more appropriate options for those who have poor response to standard Plavix (clopidogrel) treatment.