Pharmacogenetics
Terms of reference
1 To explore what pharmacogenetics offers now and is likely to offer in the near future;
In particular to examine the effect of pharmacogenetics on:
a) the design of medicines, the promotion of efficacy and safety in the administration of
medicines to individuals;
b) the conduct of trials in the context of pharmaceutical research & development;
c) clinical practice.
2 To consider ethical issues specifically raised by pharmacogenetics;
In particular to examine the areas of:
a) consent, privacy and confidentiality;
b) the management of information about response likelihood;
c) the implications of differentiating individuals into groups based on response likelihood.
3 To consider the implications for the provision of healthcare.