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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