Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna”. Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”. Pinar del Río. Cuba
Introduction: Pharmacology has been positioned as a fundamental pillar of university medical training, and as such, it obeys a process that contributes to increasing the skills of future health professionals.
Objectives: describe the link between Pharmacology and society, from medical education.
Methods: a documentary review was carried out on the social projection of Pharmacology from medical education, in national and foreign publications, using the PubMed, Scielo and Dialnet databases. All documents published in the last five years were selected, which included the keywords: Pharmacology, Society, Medical education.
Conclusions: from medical education, Pharmacology must achieve greater social reach in relation to new advances in science and technology. Thus enabling comprehensive training of the future doctor in the solution of health problems through adequate prescription and rational use of medications.
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