Pharmacoenvironmentology – a component of pharmacovigilance

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Pharmacoenvironmentology – a component of pharmacovigilance

Syed Ziaur Rahman , Rahat Ali Khan , Varun Gupta and Misbah Uddin

Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India

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Environmental Health 2007, 6:20doi:10.1186/1476-069X-6-20


Published:	24 July 2007

Abstract

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.