title: Pharmacoenvironmentology--a component of pharmacovigilance.
abstract: According to WHO, Pharmacovigilance activities are done to monitor detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of any obnoxious adverse reactions to drugs at therapeutic concentration on animal and human beings. However, there is also a growing focus among scientists and environmentalists about the impact of drugs on environment and surroundings. The existing term 'Ecopharmacology' is too broad and not even defined in a clear manner. The term 'Pharmacoenvironmentology' seeks to deal with the environmental impact of drugs given to humans and animals at therapeutic doses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. ibnsinaacademy@gmail.com
authors.forename: Syed Ziaur
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Rahat Ali
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Misbah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uddin
mesh_terms: D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; D000818:Animals; D015510:Clinical Medicine; D004345:Drug Industry; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D017753:Ecosystem; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D017891:Pharmacoepidemiology; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States; D014730:Veterinary Medicine; D018505:Waste Management