About Clinical Toxicology

Clinical toxicology is the study of the toxic or adverse effects of substances, such as drugs and chemicals, in the body. Clinical Toxicology is the study of how chemicals and drugs affect the living organism. Clinical toxicology is focused on the diseases associated with short-term and long-term exposure to the various harmful substances. Adverse effect of the chemicals or toxic substances is known as chemical toxicology. Chemical toxicology is classified in three categories: Descriptive toxicology Mechanistic toxicology Regulatory toxicology.