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Drug
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Any chemical that can affect living processes.
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Pharmacology
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The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems.
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Clincal Pharmacology
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The study of drugs in humans.
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Therapeutics or Pharmacotheraputics
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The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy.
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Pharmacokinetics
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The study of the metabolism and action of drugs with particular emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action, distribution in the body and method of excretion.
The impact the body has on drugs. |
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Pharmacokinetic Process
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1. Drug absorption
2. Drug distribution 3. Drug Metabolism 4. Drug excretion |
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Pharmacodynamics
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The study of drugs and their actions on living organisms.
The impact the drugs have on the body. |
