Pharmacoepidemiology is the study of the uses and effects of drugs in well defined populations. To accomplish this study, pharmacoepidemiology borrows from both pharmacology and epidemiology. Thus, pharmacoepidemiology is the bridge between both pharmacology and epidemiology. Pharmacology is the study of the effect of drugs and clinical pharmacolo...
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The science concerned with the benefit and risk of drugs used in populations and the analysis of the outcomes of drug therapies. Pharmacoepidemiologic data come from both clinical trials and epidemiological studies with emphasis on methods for the detection and evaluation of drug-related adverse effects, assessment of risk vs benefit ratios in drug...
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(fahr″mә-ko-ep″ĭ-de″me-ol´ә-je) the study of the factors determining and influencing the frequency and distribution of events related to drug administration in a defined population.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: far′mă-kō-ep′i-dē′mē-ol′ŏ-jē Definitions: 1. The study of the distribution and determinants of drug-related events in populations, and the application of this study to efficacious drug treatment.
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