Pharmacognosy - ț̢
The science of drugs prepared from natural-sources including preparations from PLANTS, animals, and other organisms as well as MINERALS and other substances included in MATERIA MEDICA. The therapeutic usage of plants is PHYTOTHERAPY.
Synonyms : Pharmacognosies
Pharmacokinetics - ț̢
Dynamic and kinetic mechanisms of exogenous chemical and drug ABSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; elimination; and TOXICOLOGY as a function of dosage, and rate of METABOLISM. It includes toxicokinetics, the pharmacokinetic mechanism of the toxic effects of a substance. ADME and ADMET are short-hand abbreviations for absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination and toxicology.
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Pharmacologic Actions - ț̢
A broad category of chemical actions and uses that result in the prevention, treatment, cure or diagnosis of disease. Included here are drugs and chemicals that act by altering normal body functions, such as the REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL AGENTS and ANESTHETICS. Effects of chemicals on the environment are also included.
Synonyms : Chemical Actions, Actions, Chemical, Actions, Pharmacologic
Pharmacology - ț̢
The study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms.
Synonyms : Pharmacologies
Pharmacology, Clinical - ț̢
The branch of pharmacology that deals directly with the effectiveness and safety of drugs in humans.