A BRIEF REVIEW ON HISTORY OF PHARMACOTHERAPY
Praveen Kumar Kusuma
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vaagdevi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bollikunta, Warangal Dt, Andhra Pradesh-506 002, India.
Ramesh Alli
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vaagdevi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bollikunta, Warangal Dt, Andhra Pradesh-506 002, India.
Thirupathi Gorre
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vaagdevi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bollikunta, Warangal Dt, Andhra Pradesh-506 002, India.
G. Sandhya Rani
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Vaagdevi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bollikunta, Warangal Dt, Andhra Pradesh-506 002, India.
Pharmacotherapy is the treatment of disease through the administration of drugs. As such, it is considered part of the larger category of therapy. Pharmacists are experts in pharmacotherapy and are responsible for ensuring the safe, appropriate, and economical use of medicines. This review mainly focused as pharmacotherapy specialists, pharmacists have responsibility for direct patient care, often functioning as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and acting as the primary source of drug-related information for other healthcare professionals.
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