A SHORT REVIEW OF THE PROFESSIONALS AND GENERAL PUBLIC
ATTITUDES AND CONCERNS ABOUT PHARMACOGENETIC TESTING
WITH THE RECOGNITION OF THE PHARMACISTS ROLE
DUŠANKA M. KRAJNOVIĆ 1*, MARIJA M. LEVIĆ 2, ADRIANA - ELENA TAEREL 3
1Department for Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
2PhD student at Department for Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Legislation, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of
Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
3Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
*corresponding author: dusica.krajnovic@pharmacy.bg.ac.rs
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Abstract:
The present study had three main objectives: to investigate the attitudes and concerns of general public and patients about
pharmacogenetic testing, to analyse the concerns and attitudes of professionals (healthcare workers and non-healthcare
workers) about these tests and to examine the role of pharmacists. We conducted a review of original research studies using a
structured approach of the following databases: PubMed, Scopus and Kobson, from 2004 to June 2015. A total of 22 studies
fulfilled our criteria for inclusion, being related to the attitudes, concerns and beliefs of professional and general public
regarding pharmacogenetic testing. In general, both professional and general public support pharmacogenetic testing. The
main concern was the relative lack of knowledge in this field. Recognising the role of pharmacists, who will represent the
connection between other providers of pharmacogenetic services and patients, is an important aspect. Implementation of the
scientific evidences would lead to a significant improvement of pharmacogenetic testing processes.

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