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