Pharmacomicrobiomics: An Insight to Clinical Applications

Pharmacomicrobiomics is an emerging branch of Pharmacology, which deals with effect of variations in microbiome on drug related pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Gut microbes are of numerous types and millions in numbers. Studying alteration of these microbes and its effect on modifying drugs response and disease prognosis has opened many gateways of treatment in many difficult to treat chronic diseases. Cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis are certain examples of such diseases. Recent advancement like organ-on-chips and bacterial culturomics may allow pharmacomicrobiomics to completely revolutionize the concept of personalized medicine. Present article is about current and possible future clinical applications of pharmacomicrobiomics.