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Clinicians using the UCHealth EHR can use dotphrase: .pgxthiopurinestopatient
Thiopurines Tip Sheet: TPMT Poor Metabolizers
The following information is intended for use by providers who are attempting to prescribe thiopurines (azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, and thioguanine) to patients with TPMT poor metabolizer phenotypes.
For immediate questions, send a secure chat message to Groups: Pharmacogenomics Service in UCHealth's EHR.
References:
- https://cpicpgx.org/guidelines/guideline-for-thiopurines-and-tpmt/
- Zimdahl Kahlin A, Helander S, Wennerstrand P, Vikingsson S, Mårtensson LG, Appell ML. Pharmacogenetic studies of thiopurine methyltransferase genotype-phenotype concordance and effect of methotrexate on thiopurine metabolism. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. Jan 2021;128(1):52-65.
Thiopurines & TPMT Poor Metabolizer Tip Sheet by Christina L. Aquilante is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/cobiobank/providers/results/pgx/thiopurines-tipsheets/tipsheet-c.