Why should a future pediatr study clinical pharmacology?

Abstract

On average, each child takes about four medicines annually. Anatomical and physiological characteristics of the child's body determine the peculiarities of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs. The prevalence of chronic diseases among children, the tendency to polypharmacy cause a high frequency of adverse drug reactions in children, which are the reasons for hospitalization and increased mortality. Therefore, students of the pediatric faculty should master the key skills of effective and safe personalized therapy, which is provided by studying the discipline «Clinical pharmacology».