Toxicologists employ various methods to assess the safety of new drugs. These include:
In Vitro Testing: Using cell cultures to study the toxic effects at the cellular level. In Vivo Testing: Conducting animal studies to evaluate the drug's overall toxicity profile. Computational Toxicology: Utilizing computer models to predict potential toxic effects based on chemical structure. Omics Technologies: Applying genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics to understand the biological impact of the drug.
