Pharmacology
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Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition and interaction with biological systems; specifically through pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, ther
Diagrammatic representation of organ bath used for studying the effect of isolated tissues
Naturally derived opium from opium poppies has been used as a drug since before 1100 BCE.
A toxicologist working in a lab
A trio of dose response curves. Dose response curves are studied extensively in pharmacology.
Pharmacy
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Pharmacy is the science and practice of dispensing, preparing, reviewing safety and efficacy, monitoring, discovering, producing, and consulting about medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective
Pharmacology
…liberation, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (LADME) of chemicals from the biological systems. Pharmacology is not synonymous with pharmacy, though the two terms are frequently confused. Pharmacology is a branch of medical and biological sciences which encompasses the research, discovery…
A medication is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.
The Apothecary or The Chemist by Gabriël Metsu (c. 1651–67)
Pharmacy, Tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis (14th century)
A pharmacy worker distributing drugs to an old woman at a local clinic.