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Founded in 1968, the Section on Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics provides its members an educational and informational forum for the discussion of drugs and therapeutics and their application to children. Members of the section share a common interest in such issues as clinical trials, therapeutic drug monitoring, prevention of medication errors, drug labeling, pharmacokinetics/dynamics, alternative medications, drug allergy, drug development, orphan drugs, medication compliance, patient education, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, and a host of other topics. The section also acts in a consulting capacity to the AAP Committee on Drugs and Board of Directors.

Chairperson:
Janice E Sullivan, MD
Louisville, KY

Lynne Maxwell, MD
Philadelphia, PA
John Pope, MD
Hudson, OH

Kelly Wade, MD
Philadelphia, PA

Brian Smith, MD
Durham, NC

Thomas G Wells, MD
Little Rock, AR


Program Chairperson:
Richard L Gorman, MD
Baltimore, MD

Nominations Committee:
Ian Paul, MD
Hershey, PA

Robert Ward, MD
Salt Lake City, UT

Membership Chairperson:
 Brian Smith, MD
Durham, NC

Grand Rounds Contributing Section Editor:
Adam Frymoyer, MD

AAP Staff:
Raymond J Koteras, MHA


   

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The Section on Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics is dedicated to improving the care of infants, children and adolescents and serves as a home for pediatricians and other investigators who maintain an active interest in promoting rational therapeutics in the pediatric population.

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