pharmacoepidemiology

pharmacoepidemiology
The study of the distribution and determinants of drug-related events in populations, and the application of this study to efficacious drug treatment.

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phar·ma·co·ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy (fahr″mə-ko-ep″ĭ-de″me-olґə-je) the study of the factors determining and influencing the frequency and distribution of events related to drug administration in a defined population.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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