Scope of pharmacology

1. M R Sumon Sarkar

3. Contents:
 What is Pharmacology
Future:
 Present:
 Academics
 Research
 Industries
 Special Domains
 Proteomics
 Pharmacogenomics & pharmacogenetics
 Bioinformatics
 Nanomedicine
 History
 Summary

4.  The study of drugs, their sources, their nature, and their
properties. Pharmacology is the study of the body's
reaction to drugs.
What is Pharmacology?
 Drug : A chemical substance that
is used for diagnosis, prevention
& treatment of disease.
 Pharmacon means drug and logos means study.

5.  Oswald Schmiedeberg
• Father of Modern Pharmacology
Past.....
 History
Rudolph Bucheim
• First laboratory for drug research
• Investigation of drug is a task of
pharmacologist

6. Research
Scope of pharmacology at present:

7. Undergraduate education:
Academics

8. Postgraduate education:

9. Industries
 Medical advisor
 Medical transcription
 Medico marketing
 Product management
 Contract research organization
 Training
 Research: new drug development

11.  Drug development.
Research
Drug discovery.
Clinical trial.

12. Proteomics
Pharmacogenomics
and pharmacogenetics
Bioinformatics
Nanomedicine

13. Proteomics
 Proteomics is the large-scale study of proteins, particularly their
structures and functions.
Disease mechanism or drug effects
both affect a protein profile.
Proteomics aids the progress in
disease treatment.

14. Pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics
Pharmacogenomics is use of genetic information to guide the choice of drug
and dose.
 Role of pharmacogenomics:
• New drug discovery
• Minimizing adverse drug reactions
• Identification of responder and nonresponder
 Pharmacogenetics is study of genetic basis for
variability in drug response.
 Role of pharmacogenetics:
• Specific development of new drug
• Molecular diagnostic tests will be developed

15. Bioinformatics is the unified discipline formed from the combination of
biology, computer science, and information technology.
The primary goal of bioinformatics is to increase the
understanding of biological processes.
The mathematical, statistical and
computing methods that aim to solve
biological problems using DNA and
amino acid sequences and related
information

16. Nanomedicine
 Monitoring, repair, construction and control human biological systems at
the molecular level using engineered nanodevices and nanostructures.
Improve pharmacodynamics and kinetic profiles toward
safer and effective treatment.
Nanomedicine offers delivery of potential
drugs.
Current applications of nanotechnology in
medicine range from research involving
diagnostic devices and drug delivery vehicles
to robots that can enter the body and perform
specific tasks.

17. • The scope of pharmacology has expanded greatly over the last
decade to incorporate many new approaches such as computer-
assisted drug design, genetic screens, protein engineering and use of
novel drug delivery vehicles including viruses and artificial cells.
• Our society needs pharmacologists who understand the basis of
modern therapeutics for careers within academic, pharmaceutical
and governmental laboratories to study and develop tomorrow’s
drugs.
• Pharmacology is backbone of medicine
summary