EDUCATIONAL FORUM
Year : 2011 | Volume
: 2 | Issue : 2 | Page : 74--79
Toxicological screening
S Parasuraman
Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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S Parasuraman
Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
India
Toxicity testing of new compounds is essential for drug development process. The preclinical toxicity testing on various biological systems reveals the species-, organ- and dose- specific toxic effects of an investigational product. The toxicity of substances can be observed by (a) studying the accidental exposures to a substance (b) in vitro studies using cells/ cell lines (c) in vivo exposure on experimental animals. This review mainly focuses on the various experimental animal models and methods used for toxicity testing of substances. The pre-clinical toxicity testing helps to calculate «DQ»No Observed Adverse Effect Level«DQ» which is needed to initiate the clinical evaluation of investigational products.
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Parasuraman S. Toxicological screening.J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2011;2:74-79
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