Pharmacoenvironmentology – a component of pharmacovigilance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>According to WHO, Pharmacovigilance activities are done to monitor detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of any obnoxious adverse reactions to drugs at therapeutic concentration on animal and human beings. However, there is also a growing focus amon...

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Main Authors: Gupta Varun, Khan Rahat, Rahman Syed, Uddin Misbah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:Environmental Health
Online Access:http://www.ehjournal.net/content/6/1/20
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Summary:<p>Abstract</p> <p>According to WHO, Pharmacovigilance activities are done to monitor detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of any obnoxious adverse reactions to drugs at therapeutic concentration on animal and human beings. However, there is also a growing focus among scientists and environmentalists about the impact of drugs on environment and surroundings. The existing term 'Ecopharmacology' is too broad and not even defined in a clear manner. The term 'Pharmacoenvironmentology' seeks to deal with the environmental impact of drugs given to humans and animals at therapeutic doses.</p>
ISSN:1476-069X