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Clinical Pharmacology Research Affinity Group FAQs
See our list of frequently asked questions.
Clinical pharmacology is a broad discipline that seeks to bridge the study and clinical use of drugs in humans with the fundamental goal of optimizing the safety and efficacy of medications.
Clinical pharmacology encompasses many research areas including:
- Studies of drug pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacometrics
- Drug interactions
- Early phase clinical trials
- Biomarkers research
- Basic pharmacology
- Drug development
- Pharmacogenetics
- Pharmacogenomics
- Therapeutic drug monitoring
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Adverse drug reactions
- Toxicology
- Adherence/compliance
- Pharmacoeconomics
Anyone can participate. This includes principal investigators, research faculty, trainees, clinical staff, lab-based faculty/staff, and clinical pharmacists interested in drug development and clinical pharmacology research.
Additional Questions?
Contact Kevin Downes, MD or Frank Balis, MD.