Introduction To Pharmacology

Pharmacology: the study of drugs and their actions and effects in body systems

Pharmacodynamics: the study of biochemical and physiologic drug effects, and the mechanisms of drug action

Pharmacokinetics: the study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion

Pharmacognosy: the study of drugs derived from herbal or natural sources

Pharmacotherapeutics: the study of how drugs are best used and which drug is appropriate for a specific disease

Toxicology: the study of poisons and poisonings