Pharmacology

Of medicine.   May also be referred to as materia medica and pharmacological medicine.

The science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects.

This concept's ID is @1~32706

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  • tincture 2 facts

    (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution.

  • toxicology 2 facts

    The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of ...

  • pharmacokinetics 0 facts

    The study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration...

  • decoction 0 facts

    (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling.

  • posology 0 facts

    The pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines.

  • psychopharmacology 0 facts

    The study of drugs that affect the mind.

  • formulary 0 facts

    (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas...

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  • pharmacologist 1 facts

    Someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects).