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Pharmacology

                 Pharmacology 

Pharmacology is a branch of science which deals with the study of drug ( history, properties ) , drug effects on body (physiological effects, mechanism of action), & body's response ( absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion) and also uses of a drug.

Pharmacologyis responsible for painkillers, caffeine drinks and antibiotics. Without pharmacologists we wouldn’t be able to:

● discover new medicines to help fight diseases

● improve their effectiveness and reduce unwanted side effects 

● understand why people have different responses to medicines, and why some work better for some people than others

● understand why some drugs cause addiction


Pharmacology has two major branches -

 ● Pharmacokinetics

 ● Pharmacodynamics


What is the difference between pharmacology and pharmacy?

 Pharmacologyis the study of the sources, uses, and mechanisms of action of drugs. That is what the body does to drugs (pharmacokinetics) and what drugs do to the body (pharmacodynamics).


Pharmacy is the science or practice of the preparation, formulation,  and dispensing of medicinal drugs.














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