• Kristen B McCullough, Christine M Formea, Kevin D Berg, Julianna A Burzynski, Julie L Cunningham, Narith N Ou, Maria I Rudis, Joanna L Stollings, and Wayne T Nicholson.
• Department of Pharmacy Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA. mccullough.kristen@mayo.edu
• Am J Pharm Educ. 2011 Apr 11; 75 (3): 51.

ObjectivesTo evaluate the self-perceived knowledge and confidence of inpatient and outpatient pharmacists in applying pharmacogenomics information to clinical practice.MethodsA 19-question multiple-choice, electronic needs-assessment survey instrument was distributed to 480 inpatient and outpatient pharmacists in a large, academic, multi-campus healthcare system.ResultsThe survey response rate was 64% (303). Most respondents (85%) agreed that pharmacists should be required to be knowledgeable about pharmacogenomics, and 65% agreed that pharmacists should be capable of providing information on the appropriate use of pharmacogenomics testing. Sixty-three percent felt they could not accurately apply the results of pharmacogenomics tests to drug-therapy selection, dosing, or monitoring.ConclusionPharmacists believe pharmacogenomics knowledge is important to the profession, but they lack the knowledge and self-confidence to act on the results of pharmacogenomics testing and may benefit from pharmacogenomics education.

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