Toxicology is a science that investigates the negative (negative, adverse) effects of chemical substances on living organisms, has existed since ancient times, has been developing and has a predictive nature. It is a multidisciplinary science that determines the toxic effects that may occur in living organisms exposed to physical, chemical and biological agents (substances) after exposure, the mechanisms by which these toxic effects occur (toxic mechanisms) and how to protect against these toxic effects (antidote treatment), and between which ranges (harmlessness limits) the exposed chemical substances are safe. Toxicology also has sub- disciplines such as clinical toxicology, environmental toxicology, molecular toxicology, analytical toxicology and occupational toxicology.

    Due to the rapid development of industry and technology, people are exposed to many toxic substances both in the workplace and in their daily lives. Today, there are nearly 70 thousand chemicals, most of which are synthetic, and new chemicals enter human life every year. Therefore, the importance of toxicology as a science that determines the harmlessness limits of these chemicals is increasing day by day.

    Our Department is currently working with 3 faculty members, 1 Professor, 1 Associate professor and 1 Assistant Professor. Our Department has one student laboratory and one research laboratory. In our research laboratory, studies on molecular toxicology, analytical toxicology, forensic toxicology, genetic toxicology, environmental toxicology, genetic polymorphism are carried out. In the Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, in the letter dated 24/12/2008 and numbered B.30.0.EÖB.0.00.00.03.02.03-4969 of the Presidency of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), it was approved to open a joint Pharmaceutical Toxicology Master's Programme with Gazi University within Mersin University Institute of Health Sciences. Since this date, graduate education has been given and the Joint Graduate Programme has been closed with the decision of YÖK dated 25/09/2019 and numbered 75850160-104.01.04.01-E.70451.

Pharmaceutical Toxicology Department Master's Programme was reopened with the decision of the General Assembly of Higher Education in the letter of the Presidency of the Council of Higher Education dated 11.04.2022 and numbered E-75850160-104.01.04.01-14171. Within the scope of the Master's Program, there are 2 professors, 1 associate professor and 1 doctoral faculty member included in the qualification list of the program, and there are graduate students enrolled in the program.