What is Pharmacotheraphy?
'''Pharmacotherapy''' is [[therapy]] using [[medication]],<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pharmacotherapy Pharmacotherapy Definition]</ref> as separate from therapy using [[surgery]] (surgical therapy), radiation ([[radiation therapy]]), movement ([[physical therapy]]), or other methods. Among [[Physician|physicians]], sometimes the term '''''medical therapy''''' [[Word sense|refers specifically]] to pharmacotherapy as separate to surgical or other therapy; for example, in [[oncology]], medical oncology is differentiated from surgical oncology. [[Pharmacist|Pharmacists]] are experts in pharmacotherapy and are responsible for ensuring the safe, appropriate, and economical use of pharmaceutical drugs. The skills required to function as a pharmacist require knowledge, training and experience in biomedical, pharmaceutical and clinical sciences. <ref>The ACCP Clinical Practice Affairs Committee Subcommittee B, 1998–1999 (2000), Practice Guidelines for Pharmacotherapy Specialists. Pharmacotherapy, 20: 487–490. doi: 10.1592/phco.20.5.487.35054</ref> [[Pharmacology]] is the science that aims to continually improve pharmacotherapy. The [[pharmaceutical industry]] and [[academia]] use [[basic science]], [[applied science]], and [[translational science]] to create new pharmaceutical drugs. == Related pages == *[[Chemotherapy]] == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Pharmacology]]