Branches Of Pharma Flashcards

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Study of medicinal drugs derived from plants or other natural souces

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Pharmacognosy

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Study of drug absorption, distribution and elimination

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Pharmacokinetics

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3
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Action of the drug to the body

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Pharmacodynamics

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4
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Study of what a drug does to the body

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Pharmacodynamics

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5
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Study of what the body does to a drug

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Pharmacokinetics

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6
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Study of the relationship between the chemical structure of a compound and its biological action

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Biochemorphology

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7
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Study of adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms

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Toxicology

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8
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Study of drugs and their clinical use

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Clinical pharmacology

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9
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Study of dosages of drugs

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Posology

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10
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the study of inherited genetic differences in drug metabolic pathways which can affect individual responses to drugs, both in terms of therapeutic effect as well as adverse effects.

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Pharmacogenetics

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11
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A branch of pharmacology concerned with the study of drugs on a molecular or chemical level.

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Molecular pharmacology

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12
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is the study of the uses and effects of drugs in well defined populations.

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Pharmacoepidemiology

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13
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study of drugs during growth and development

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Developmental pharmacology

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14
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is a related study of ethnic groups and their use of drugs

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Ethnopharmacology

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15
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refers to the scientific discipline that compares the value of one pharmaceutical drug or drug therapy to another.

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Pharmaeconomics

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16
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The science and technique of preparing and dispensing drugs

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Pharmacy