pharmacoepidemiology

phar·ma·co·ep·i·dem·i·ol·o·gy

(far'mă-kō-ep'i-dē'mē-ol'ŏ-jē), The study of the distribution and determinants of drug-related events in populations, and the application of this study to efficacious drug treatment.

phar·ma·co·ep·i·dem·i·ol·o·gy

(fahr'mă-kō-ep'i-dē'mē-ol'ŏ-jē) The application of epidemiologic knowledge, methods, and reasoning to the study of the effects and uses of pharmacologic treatments in a defined time, space, and population.
See also: epidemiology, pharmacology

pharmacoepidemiology

(făr′mă-kō-ĕ-pĭ-dĕm-ē-ŏl″ō-jē) The application of the science of epidemiology to the study of the effects of drugs, desired and undesired, and uses of drugs in human populations.