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Your profession: Medical specialist (m/f) - Clinical Pharmacology

Professional activities

Medical specialists in clinical pharmacology are concerned with the testing and monitoring of the use of medicines on healthy and ill persons and with the testing of pharmacokinetic and pharmadynamic properties when applying various pharmaceuticals whilst according due consideration to age, particular pathopsychological characteristics, forms of application and reciprocal effects.

Fields of work

Medical specialists in clinical pharmacology mainly work in medical laboratories at specialist medical practices or clinics, at health authorities or in the research institutions of pharmaceutical companies. They may also be employed in medical research or teaching.

The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).