Profession pharmacologist
Pharmacologists study the manner in which drugs and medicaments interact with organisms, living systems, and their parts (i.e. cells, tissues, or organs). Their research aims at identifying substances that can be ingested by humans and that exert adequate biochemical functions for curing illnesses.
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Personality Type
- Investigative / Realistic
Knowledge
- Pharmaceutical drug development
Drug manufacturing phases: pre-clinical phase (research and tests on animals), clinical phase (clinical trials on humans) and the sub-phases required to obtain as an end product a pharmaceutical drug.
- Pharmacovigilance legislation
Regulations used to control and monitor adverse drug reactions at EU level.
- Communicable diseases
Communicable diseases is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
- Toxicology
The negative effects of chemicals on living organisms, their dose and exposure.
- Medicines
The medicines, their nomenclature and the substances used in the manufacture of medicines.
- Laboratory techniques
Techniques applied in the different fields of natural science in order to obtain experimental data such as gravimetric analysis, gas chromatography, electronic or thermic methods.
- Pharmacology
Pharmacology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
- Pharmaceutical chemistry
The chemical aspects of identification and synthetic alteration of chemical entities as they relate to therapeutic use. The way various chemicals affect biological systems and how they can be integrated in drug development.
- Biological chemistry
Biological chemistry is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
- Microbiology-bacteriology
Microbiology-Bacteriology is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
- Pharmaceutical legislation
European and national legal framework for the development, distribution, and use of medicinal products for humans.
- Pharmaceutical technology
Pharmaceutical technology is the branch of pharmaceutics which deals with the technological design, development, manufacture, and evaluation of drugs and medicinal products.
Skills
- Run laboratory simulations
Run simulations on prototypes, systems or newly developed chemical products using laboratory equipment.
- Perform laboratory tests
Carry out tests in a laboratory to produce reliable and precise data to support scientific research and product testing.
- Work safely with chemicals
Take the necessary precautions for storing, using and disposing chemical products.
- Perform scientific research
Gain, correct or improve knowledge about phenomena by using scientific methods and techniques, based on empirical or measurable observations.
- Record test data
Record data which has been identified specifically during preceding tests in order to verify that outputs of the test produce specific results or to review the reaction of the subject under exceptional or unusual input.
- Maintain laboratory equipment
Clean laboratory glassware and other equipment after use and it for damage or corrosion in order to ensure its proper functioning.
- Mix chemicals
Mix chemical substances safely according to recipe, using the proper dosages.
- Apply safety procedures in laboratory
Make sure that laboratory equipment is used in a safe manner and the handling of samples and specimens is correct. Work to ensure the validity of results obtained in research.