Pharmacists
Complete the Prescribing Picture
Traditional drug-drug interaction software matches drug A to drug B in a linear, binary way. These systems often miss anything beyond that pair, including single drug-gene pairs. YouScript also assesses cumulative drug-drug-gene interactions, over-the-counter medications, herbals, and supplements that many interaction tools do not cover.
Support More Informed Medication Decisions
YouScript gives pharmacists a more complete view of each patient’s medication and genetic profile at the point of prescription review. By combining drug-drug, drug-gene, and drug-drug-gene interactions with over-the-counter medications, herbals, and supplements, YouScript helps pharmacists identify potential risks that traditional interaction tools may miss at the point of prescription review.
Go Beyond Drug-Drug Interactions
Traditional drug-drug interaction software typically evaluates medications in isolation, matching drug A to drug B in a linear, binary way. This approach can miss more complex interactions, including drug-gene interactions and the cumulative effects of multiple medications.
YouScript performs the interaction analysis a clinical pharmacist would run, helping identify clinically relevant interactions across the patient’s complete medication and pharmacogenomic profile.
YouScript considers:
- Drug-drug interactions
- Drug-gene interactions
- Drug-drug-gene interactions
- Over-the-counter medications
- Herbals and supplements
- Pharmacogenomic factors that may influence medication response
YouScript aims to give pharmacists a more comprehensive picture of potential medication risks and supports more informed prescribing decisions at the point of care.
- Kim, K., et al. “Clinical Utility of Pharmacogenetic Testing and a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Enhance the Identification of Drug Therapy Problems through Medication Therapy Management in Polypharmacy Patients.” Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, vol. 24, no. 12, 2018, pp. 1250–1259. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2018.24.12.1250.
