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GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY TERMINOLOGY, Study of drugs from a plant source, What…
GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY TERMINOLOGY
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacology
Study of drugs and their structure, uses, mechanism of action and side effects
Pharmacon- Drug
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacy
Pharmacotherapeutics
Pharmacon- Drug
Refers to use of drugs in service of a disease
Chemotherapy
Drug
Pharmacognosy
Study of drugs from a plant source
eg.:
Morphine
Quinine
Reserpine
Digoxin
What the drug does to the body
Logos- Study
Therapia- In service of
A chemical with a known structure that can alter the normal physiology for therapeutic gain.
What the body does to the drug
Use of battery of drugs for the treatment of infections and cancer
It is the branch dealing with compounding and dispensing of drugs
Compounding is not done now a days