Abstract

SEDENO ARGILAGOS, Caridad. Función social de la epidemiología de los medicamentos: Su desarrollo en Cuba. Rev Cubana Farm [online]. 2002, vol.36, n.2, pp. 129-137. ISSN 1561-2988.

A review is made on the undesirable effects of drugs and their impact on society, starting from the statements made by scientists who lived B.C. such as Hippocrates up to the present time and the emergence of drug epidemiology in Cuba in the 60´s. The development of this specialization in Cuba is briefly described.

Keywords : PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; SOCIAL MEDICINE; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG EVALUATION [standards]; DRUG TOXICITY; DRUG THERAPY [adverse effects].

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