Pharmacology

Pharmacology, which is one of the pharmaceutical sciences, can be briefly expressed as the science of drugs. According to the World Health Organization, drugs defined as substances that are intended to be used to modify or examine physiological systems and pathological conditions for the benefit of the recipient. From this aspect, all of the activities related to drug development, assessment of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles, pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacovigilance are among the fields of study of pharmacology.

The study fields of pharmacology can be briefly listed as follows;

• In silico, in vitro and in vivo studies during drug development procedure
• Clinical trials
• Examination of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of drugs
• Investigations related with drug interactions
• Drug safety and pharmacovigilance
• Pharmacoepidemiology