Pharmacoinformatics
Pharmacoinformatics (or pharmacy informatics) is a sub-discipline of chemoinformatics involving "the application of information technology in drug discovery and development."[1] The field incorporates knowledge from numerous other disciplines, including bioinformatics, cancer informatics, immunoinformatics, neuroinformatics, and toxicoinformatics.[1]
An alternate, more healthcare-related definition was suggested by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) in 2007, describing pharmacoinformatics as "the scientific field that focuses on medication-related data and knowledge within the continuum of healthcare systems — including its acquisition, storage, analysis, use, and dissemination — in the delivery of optimal medication-related patient care and health outcomes."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bharatam, Prasad V.; Khanna, Smriti; Francis, Sandrea M.; Gad, Shayne Cox (ed.) (2008). "Chapter 1: Modeling and Informatics in Drug Design". Preclinical Development Handbook: ADME and Biopharmaceutical Properties. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1–46. ISBN 9780470249024. http://books.google.com/books?id=ip05coBWSrsC&pg=PA22. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "5. HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Task Force Develops Definition". HIMSS E-News. HIMSS. 3 January 2007. Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070619055803/http://www.himss.org/content/files/ENews/2007/indi_20070103.htm. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
