Clinical Pharmacology in Denmark in 2016 - 40 Years with the Danish Society of Clinical Pharmacology and 20 Years as a Medical Speciality.
The Danish Society of Clinical Pharmacology was founded in 1976, and mainly thanks to the persistent efforts of the society, clinical pharmacology became an independent medical speciality in Denmark in 1996. Since then, clinical pharmacology has gone from strength to strength. In the Danish healthcare system, clinical pharmacology has established itself as an indispensible part of the efforts to promote the rational, safe and economic use of drugs. Clinical pharmacologists are active in drug committees both in hospitals and in the primary sector. All clinical pharmacology centres offer a local medicines information service. Some centres have established an adverse drug effect manager function. Only one centre offers a therapeutic drug monitoring service. Clinical pharmacologists are responsible for the toxicological advice at the Danish Poison Information Centre at Bispebjerg University Hospital in the Capital Region. The Department of Clinical Pharmacology at Aarhus University Hospital works closely together with forensic toxicologists and pathologists, covering issues regarding illicit substances, forensic pharmacology, post-mortem toxicology, expert testimony and research. Therapeutic geriatric and psychiatric teach-inns for specialist and junior doctors are among the newest initiatives organized by clinical pharmacologists. Clinical pharmacologists work also in the Danish Medicines Agency and in the Danish pharmaceutical industry, and the latter has in particular a great growth potential for creating new jobs and career opportunities for clinical pharmacologists. As of July 2016, the Danish Society of Clinical Pharmacology has 175 members, and 70 of these are specialists in clinical pharmacology corresponding to approximately 2.5 specialists per 1000 doctors (Denmark has in total 28,000 doctors) or approximately 12 specialists per one million inhabitants.
Department of Public Health, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark.
Kim
K
Brøsen
Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital of Sealand, Roskilde, Denmark.
Stig Ejdrup
SE
Andersen
Novo Nordisk A/S, Måløv, Denmark.
Jeanett
J
Borregaard
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hanne Rolighed
HR
Christensen
General Practice Laerkevej, Otterup, Denmark.
Palle Mark
PM
Christensen
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kim Peder
KP
Dalhoff
Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Per
P
Damkier
Department of Public Health, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark.
Jesper
J
Hallas
Novo Nordisk A/S, Måløv, Denmark.
Jens
J
Heisterberg
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.|Institute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Niels
N
Jessen
Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital of Sealand, Roskilde, Denmark.
Gesche
G
Jürgens
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jens Peter Konnerup
JP
Kampmann
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.|Institute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Britt Elmedal
BE
Laursen
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.|Institute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Torben
T
Laursen
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.|Institute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Lars Peter
LP
Nielsen
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.|Institute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Birgitte Klindt
BK
Poulsen
Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology Q7642, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Henrik Enghusen
HE
Poulsen
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.|Institute of Biomedicine, Pharmacology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Ljubica Vukelic
LV
Andersen
Danish Medicines Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Thomas
T
Senderovitz
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jesper
J
Sonne
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