Clinical pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical pharmacology (pronounced: klin-i-kal far-muh-kol-uh-jee) is the science of drugs and their clinical use. It is underpinned by the basic science of pharmacology, with an added focus on the application of pharmacological principles and methods in the real world.
Etymology
The term "clinical pharmacology" is derived from the Greek words "klinikos" meaning "bed", referring to its close relationship with patient care, and "pharmakon" meaning "drug", and "logia" meaning "study".
Related Terms
- Pharmacokinetics: The study of how the body affects a specific drug after administration.
- Pharmacodynamics: The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs on the body.
- Pharmacogenomics: The study of how genes affect a person's response to drugs.
- Toxicology: The study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms.
- Therapeutics: The part of medicine concerned specifically with the treatment of disease.
- Pharmacy: The science or practice of the preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs.
Overview
Clinical pharmacology connects the gap between medical practice and laboratory science. The main objective is to promote the safety of prescription, maximize the drug effects and minimize the side effects. It is important that there be an association with pharmacists skilled in areas of drug information, medication safety and other aspects of pharmacy practice related to clinical pharmacology.
Clinical pharmacologists usually have a rigorous medical and scientific training that enables them to evaluate evidence and produce new data through well-designed studies. Clinical pharmacologists must have access to enough outpatients for clinical care, teaching and education, and research as well be supervised by medical specialists. Their responsibilities to patients include, but are not limited to analyzing adverse drug events, therapeutics, and toxicology including reproductive toxicology, cardiovascular risks, perioperative drug management and psychopharmacology.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Clinical pharmacology
- Wikipedia's article - Clinical pharmacology
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