藥物開發(fā)技術(shù)的進(jìn)步正在產(chǎn)生創(chuàng)新的新療法，從潛在的救生藥物到生活方式產(chǎn)品。然而，近年來，開發(fā)新藥的成本猛增，人們對耐藥性和藥物經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的擔(dān)憂也日益突出。在臨床試驗(yàn)階段出現(xiàn)的不良反應(yīng)不斷提醒人們嚴(yán)格的安全性和毒性測試的重要性。此外，藥物基因組學(xué)和“個性化”治療方法的出現(xiàn)，將需要一種新的藥物評估和醫(yī)療保健提供方法。臨床藥理學(xué)在整合所有在現(xiàn)代生物醫(yī)學(xué)實(shí)踐中積極應(yīng)對此類挑戰(zhàn)的專家和參與者的專業(yè)知識方面發(fā)揮著重要作用。臨床藥理學(xué)專家評審（ISSN1751-2433）為安全性、耐受性、療效和治療應(yīng)用的所有方面的知情辯論和關(guān)鍵分析提供了一個論壇，并涵蓋毒性問題、不良反應(yīng)、藥理學(xué)和社會問題。覆蓋范圍包括：?ADME研究和PK/PD建模?新穎的臨床試驗(yàn)設(shè)計和實(shí)施?毒性和致癌作用?不良反應(yīng)/反應(yīng)、藥物-藥物和藥物-疾病相互作用?藥物遺傳學(xué)、基因組學(xué)以及在藥物開發(fā)和臨床實(shí)踐中加入新的生物標(biāo)志物?轉(zhuǎn)化醫(yī)學(xué)?藥物流行病學(xué)、風(fēng)險管理和藥物警戒?針對特定患者群體的藥物治療，如兒童、婦女，免疫功能受損?藥理學(xué)和種族?對生活質(zhì)量和藥物經(jīng)濟(jì)問題的影響?藥品開發(fā)和營銷法規(guī)?流行病學(xué)和生物統(tǒng)計學(xué)臨床藥理學(xué)專家評審彌合了醫(yī)療專業(yè)、臨床研究和制藥行業(yè)之間的差距，為臨床和藥物研究人員、藥物開發(fā)專家、醫(yī)生和其他保健專業(yè)人員提供了他們需要的關(guān)鍵信息，以協(xié)助藥物治療的進(jìn)展。所有的評論都需要與我們獨(dú)立的編輯委員會成員進(jìn)行嚴(yán)格的同行評審，代表他們藥理學(xué)專業(yè)的關(guān)鍵專家。

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