EC Pharmacology and Toxicology

The One Health concept-recognizing the intrinsic interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health-has evolved from an academic framework into a global public-health imperative. Emerging zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), environmental contamination, food-safety crises, and climate-driven disease shifts have exposed the limitations of silo-based health systems. While clinicians, epidemiologists, microbiologists, and ecologists are often foregrounded in One Health discussions, the role of pharmacologists and toxicologists remains critically under-acknowledged, despite being central to risk mitigation, therapeutic optimization, and preventive governance.