title: [The significance of drugs for the health of our population].
abstract: The development of pharmacotherapy is an important factor for the relatively high level of health in our population. Epidemiologic effects of drugs are difficult to measure but can be recognized, e.g., in the field of antihypertensive and antidepressive treatments. Important for public health are further the epidemiological and statistical methods, the knowledge of various functions of the human organism and some administrative procedures which have been elaborated as a collateral effect of the development of pharmacotherapy.
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004358:Drug Therapy; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D009026:Mortality; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000378:metabolism; D011634:Public Health; D011635:Public Health Administration; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
vernacular_title: Die Bedeutung der Medikamente für die Gesundheit unserer Bevölkerung.