A simple cheek swab test can help your healthcare providers determine if a lower dose, higher dose, or different medication could lower your risk of side effects or be more effective.
Break Free of One-Size-Fits-All Prescribing
Utilizing YouScript through personalized prescribing programs has been shown to reduce emergency room (ER) visits, hospitalizations, and healthcare costs in multiple studies.1, 2
Ready to Get Started?
Step 1
Request your test kit by providing some basic information. A test kit will be delivered to the address you provide, typically in less in than one week.
Step 2
Once you receive your test kit, follow the instructions to collect the cheek swab sample. Then, package the sample and return via USPS in the included prepaid shipping envelope. A licensed healthcare provider will review, and, if appropriate, order testing when the sample is received.
Note: Testing will not be ordered if the tested patient has a history of liver, bone marrow, or stem cell transplant.
Step 3
An independent healthcare provider will contact you to explain your test results.
Step 4
Access your results and share them with any healthcare providers who prescribe or fill your medications. Your test results can benefit you throughout your lifetime because your genes do not change. Your report and a handy personalized medication checker will be made securely available via the YouScript portal 24/7.
Do not make any changes to your medications without discussing them with your provider first.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is my out-of-pocket cost to participate in the Personalized Prescribing Program?
The YouScript Personalized Prescribing Program is $359 and includes:
- An independent healthcare provider order
- A painless cheek swab collection kit
- USPS priority shipping each way
- An independent healthcare provider written and telephone follow-up
- The AccessDx PGx Profile that analyzes more than 120 variants across 37 genes:
ABCB1, ABCG2, ACYP2, ADRA2A, ANKK1, CEP72, COMT, CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C, CYP2C19, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2D6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP4F2, DPYD, DRD2, F2, F5, FKBP5, G6PD, GRIK4, HCP5/HLA-B*57:01, HTR2A, HTR2C, IFNL4, MTHFR, NUDT15, OPRM1, SLC6A4, SLCO1B1, TPMT, UGT1A1, UGT2B15, and VKORC1. - 24/7 access to results in the secure YouScript patient portal
Click here to see a list of medications with drug-gene interactions that may result in drug or dose change recommendations based on your test results.
You can utilize FSA or HSA funds for the YouScript Personalized Prescribing Program.
Can testing be billed to my insurance?
For insurance billing, your healthcare provider must order your test through AccessDx Laboratory.
For reimbursement, your order must align with coverage criteria for your health insurance plan.
Your healthcare provider can find more information at https://www.accessdxlab.com/pharmacogenomics
Does the program evaluate me for hereditary (genetic) diseases or evaluate my ancestry?
The program only examines the role your genetics may play in how your body responds to medications prescribed by your healthcare provider(s). Only genes related to medication interactions are tested. This test is not intended to determine the probability of developing a disease or tell you about your ancestry.
How long are my YouScript personalized prescribing results valid?
Your results are valid throughout your lifetime. They can be used to provide your healthcare providers and pharmacies with ongoing guidance during the prescribing process.
Is my genetic data stored securely?
Yes. Your PGx test results will be made securely available via the YouScript portal. You can access your results 24/7 to view and to share with your doctors.
If I have additional questions, is there someone I can talk with?
Yes, we’re here to help! Please contact 888-958-2298 and choose the option for “YouScript”.
What will my results show?
Your results will help your healthcare providers assess if lower or higher doses, or different medications may be safer or more effective for you.
Over 99% of us have changes in our genes that can affect how we process many medications.
Think of how your body processes medications like a highway. Similarly, think of medications as cars that choose which highway or highways they drive on to leave the body, and sometimes, which highway they drive on in order to work how they should. Testing helps you and your prescribers better understand how your body’s genes make the highways that impact how the medications you take are processed.
Here’s how it usually works:
- No lanes (poor metabolizer): Medications can build up in the body, causing side effects.
- One lane (intermediate metabolizer): Medications can build up in the body, causing side effects.
- Two open lanes (normal): Medications are processed by the body as expected.
- Three or more lanes (ultrarapid metabolizer): Medications may leave your body too quickly for them to provide treatment benefit.
Your result report will contain information about medications that are impacted by your genes. Impact ratings are accompanied by evidence-based insights, which can be used by your provider to help assess optimal medications and dosing. Generally, medications reported in red impact rating categories should be avoided if possible. Medications in orange categories may benefit from modifications such as higher or lower doses or recommended alternatives.
This information should be shared with all of your prescribers moving forward.
Remember, never make any changes to your medications without discussing them with your provider first.
What is YouScript's refund policy?
YouScript will provide a refund if the test kit is not used and the refund is requested within one year of payment for the full amount, minus the $35 test kit fee.
After one year, no refunds will be offered.
