pharmacology
Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition and interaction with biological systems; specifically through pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. The discipline examines these interactions through pharmacokinetics (what the body does to the drug) and pharmacodynamics (what the drug does to the body), both of which determine how a substance alters normal or abnormal biochemical function. Substances with medicinal properties are classified as pharmaceuticals, while the term drug encompasses any chemical agent that
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Pharmacology is the science that studies drugs and medications—where they come from, what they're made of, and how they interact with the body through processes like absorption and effects on cells and tissues. It matters because understanding these interactions helps determine how substances can treat diseases, work as intended, and avoid causing harm.
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Research
6,835,113 papers- Utilizing clinical pharmacology in the drug repurposing arena: a look into COVID-19.Expert review of clinical pharmacology · 2022
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- Developmental pharmacology.Annual review of pharmacology · 1970
- Clinical pharmacology strategies in supporting drug development and approval of antibody-drug conjugates in oncology.Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology · 2021
- Pharmacology of oral chemotherapy agents.Clinical journal of oncology nursing · 2003
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25 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Divisions
- Systems of the body
- <span class="anchor" id="Posology"></span>Clinical practice and drug discovery
- Drug discovery
- Wider contexts
- Emerging fields
- Theory of pharmacology
- Pharmacokinetics
- Key physiological parameters in pharmacokinetics include
- Pharmacodynamics
- Systems, receptors and ligands
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Gene expression modulation and epigenetics
- Administration, drug policy and safety
- Drug policy
- Societies and education
- Societies and administration
- Education
- See also
- References
- External links
- Further reading
Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition and interaction with biological systems; specifically through pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. The discipline examines these interactions through pharmacokinetics (what the body does to the drug) and pharmacodynamics (what the drug does to the body), both of which determine how a substance alters normal or abnormal biochemical function. Substances with medicinal properties are classified as pharmaceuticals, while the term drug encompasses any chemical agent that alters biological processes.
The field encompasses drug composition and properties, functions, sources, medicinal chemistry, drug design, molecular and cellular mechanisms, organ/systems mechanisms, signal transduction/cellular communication, molecular diagnostics, interactions, chemical biology, therapy, medical applications, toxicology, and antipathogenic capabilities. The two main areas of pharmacology are pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. Pharmacodynamics studies the effects of a drug on biological systems, and pharmacokinetics studies the effects of biological systems on a drug. In broad terms, pharmacodynamics discusses the chemicals with biological receptors, and pharmacokinetics discusses the liberation, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (LADME) of chemicals from the biological systems.