Clinical pharmacology

Exercise 10. Read about clinical pharmacology.

Exercise 9. True or False Statements.

1. Before the second half of the nineteenth century, the remarkable potency and specificity of the actions of drugs such as morphine, quinine and digitalis were explained vaguely and with reference to extraordinary chemical powers and affinities to certain organs or tissues.

2. Early pharmacologists focused on artificial substances, mainly chemical elements.

3. Pharmacodynamics - what happens to the drug while in the body.

4. Pharmacokinetics – finding out what drugs do to the body and how.

5. Pharmacology developed in the 19th century as a biomedical science that applied the principles of scientific experimentation.

6. Clinical pharmacologists usually have a limited medical and scientific training which enables them to evaluate evidence and produce old data through well designed studies.

From Wikipedia

Clinical pharmacology is the science of drugs and their clinical use. It is underpinned by the basic science of pharmacology, with added focus on the application of pharmacological principles and methods in the real world. It has a broad scope, from the discovery of new target molecules, to the effects of drug usage in whole populations.

Clinical pharmacology connects the gap between medical practice and laboratory science. The main objective is to promote the safety of prescription, maximise the drug effects and minimise the side effects. It is important that there be 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 which 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 effects, therapeutics, and toxicology including reproductive toxicology, cardiovascular risks, perioperative drug management and psychopharmacology.

In addition, the application of genetic, biochemical, or virotherapeutical techniques has led to a clear appreciation of the mechanisms involved in drug action.

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