Personalised medicine: how pharmacists can play a role? / Nur Nabiha Razak

“One-size-fits-all” - despite how alluring the concept may be, it is a promise that is rarely kept when it comes to medical treatment. More often than not, medicine prescribing and treatments need to be tailored to each patient. The appropriate pharmacotherapy required by each patient differs based on individual characteristics such as age, weight, ethnicity, clinical condition, comorbidities, concomitant drugs as well as genetic profile. Hence, debunking the concept and recognising that one size does not fit all.