title: [Pharmacology general concepts].
abstract: It is very important to have basic knowledge, a sufficient critical attitude and an adequate methodology so that a prescription becomes a rational decision and not a purely reflex action. Dispensing pharmaceuticals requires that health professionals have adequate professional development and information since from a health-social-economic perspective therapeutic errors and iatrogenic medicine lead to a very important resource expenditure.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Area de Farmacología Clínica, Departamento de Terapéutica Médico-Quirúrgica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Extremadura.
authors.forename: Juan Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carrillo Norte
mesh_terms: D010600:Pharmacology; D009626:Terminology as Topic