Basics Flashcards
Pharacology
study of drugs and their interactions on living systems (draws on knowledge from anatomy and physiology, pathology, chemistry, and psychology)
Pharmacist
a person who dispenses drugs at a pharamcy
Pharamacologist
is a scientists who studies all aspects of drugs, including their origins, functions chemistry, effects and uses
Medicinal chemisitry
study of new-drug synthesis
Pharmacodynamics
study of drug action and effects on the body
Molecular pharmacology
study of the interaction of drugs, with molecules such as DNA, RNA, and enzymes
Pharmacotherapeutics
treatment of disease with therapeutic medications
Toxicoloy
study of poisons
Drugs
substances that change physiological processes in the body
Plant
have always provided effective folk remedies
Minerals
naturally occurring substances usually come from the ground
Animals
another natural source of drugs; substances missing from human body may be found in body tissues of animals
Synthetic Drug
since 19th century science has made it possible to manufacture drugs from chemicals in laboratory
Recombinant DNA Technology
uses artificially manipulated DNA segments from different organic sources by transferring a cell from a different species to a host cell to change the way the cell reproduces
Pharmacokinetics
refers to the movement of drug through the body