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The mechanism of genetic information is currently being clarified at the molecular level with the development of molecular genetics, molecular biology and molecular pharmacology. Furthermore, the mechanism of action of drugs on diseases has often been elucidated at the genetic level. As a result, the pharmacist's occupational area also needs to understand the basic genetic information that pharmacists must understand in terms of genomic medicines. Therefore, in this paper, we have decided to explain the current information on the following items as genetic information that pharmacists must know. Those are showing as (1)about genomic medicine, (2)historical background of the human genome, (3)central dogma of molecular biology, (4)genetic information of the human genome, (5)structure and role of human genes, (6)significance of elucidation of the base sequence of human genes, (7)epigenetics and epigenome, (8)genotype and phenotype. (9)the elucidation of role of epigenetics and epigenome. All of these items are finding based on molecular biology and molecular genetics regarding new genetic information. In addition, we convinced that these results will be important knowledge that pharmacists must understand in the field of genomic medicines in the future. Thus, understanding these items will be useful for next-generation pharmacists to provide drug treatment and medication guidance to patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]