Rocha, AndreiaVilhena, JoanaBernardino, AnabelaBernardino, EugéniaGonçalves, AlexandrinoAscenso, Rita M.T.2026-03-262026-03-262019Andreia Rocha, Joana Vilhena, Anabela Bernardino, Eugénia Bernardino, Alexandrino Gonçalves, Rita M.T. Ascenso, Bio&Med Search – A Platform to Help Health Professionals about Pharmacogenetics, Procedia Computer Science, Volume 164, 2019, Pages 692-697, ISSN 1877-0509, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2019.12.237.1877-0509http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/16028Bio&Med Search is an online platform that allows to get data from different databases; it permits the collection of information about genetic research, namely genetic variants and drug side effects associated with genetic variability. Based on the concept of pharmacogenetics people respond differently to medicines according to their genes’ variants. Nowadays, health professionals should be more and more aware of the origin of several drug severe side effects. This proposed web platform will allow the improvement and better prescription practices by health professionals, from physicians to pharmaceuticals. With Bio&Med Search, it will be possible to access scientific information and data about genetic variants associated to certain diseases and drugs, to better suggest and adjust the patient’s medication according to its diagnostic and chemical composition of drugs and may suggest genetic tests. In this way, the error of prescription of drugs decreases and the quality of life of the patient may be improved, avoiding already described side effects. It will be possible to compare studies and literature associated to each drug, chemical composition, gene, gene variants and diseases.engHealthcare counselingDrug side effectsGenetic variabilityGenePharmacogenomicPharmacogeneticjournal article10.1016/j.procs.2019.12.237