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An Introduction
Pharmacology
The knowledge of :
History, source, Physical & chemical
Properties, compounding, biochemical
& physicalogical effects, mechanism
of actions, absorption, distribution,
biotransformation & excretion,
therapeutic & other uses of drugs
(Benet, 1997)
Pharmacy :
The scientific study about preparing,
compounding and dispensing of drugs
Pharmacokinetics
The study of absorption, distributions,
biotransformation and excretion of drugs
What the body do to the drugs
Fate of the drug in the body
Involved in how the concentration of
drug in the body varies with time
Pharmacodynamics
The study of biochemical and
physiological effects of drugs and their
mechanism of action
What the drug do to the body
Clinical pharmacology
Comparative pharmacology :
the study that compare
pharmacology of drugs in animal
and man
Generic drugs :
Drugs marketed by any producers under
nonproprietary ( = INN) / approved names