Affiliation: Clínica Universidad de Navarra Country: Spain

1. Current Status, Position

Prof Dr Azucena Aldaz is currently working as a specialist in Hospital Pharmacy at the University Clinic of Navarra (Pamplona, Spain). She is responsible for the Clinical Pharmacokinetic Unit of the hospital and also responsible for the subject of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapy in the Faculty and Pharmacy of the University of Navarra.

2. Education

She obtained the title of Pharmacist at the University of Navarra and after passing the national exam of FIR (Farmaceutico Interno residente) she made her residency at the University Clinic of Navarra. She made two stays in the laboratory of Farmacocinetica apllicada of the University of Southern California, which was dependent on Dr. Roger Jelliffe. She developed the group Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy (PKgen group) to which she still belongs today

3. Research Area

Prof Dr Azucena Aldaz has developed her professional activity in the field of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, currently offering TDM of 56 drugs in her hospital. Likewise, he has developed several population models of different drugs and directed numerous doctoral theses in this field.