Introduction Flashcards
branch of science deals with the study of drugs
pharmacology
it refers to the drug to prevent, treat, diagnose disease and also to normalized our body
pharmacotherapeutics
it is what body does to the drugs such as absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination
pharmacokinetics
it is what drugs does to our body such as systematic effect and cellular effect
pharmacodynamics
it is harmful to human or organism, illegal drug
toxicology
it implies that there are several names for the drugs
nomenclature
in drug nomenclature, it is based on the chemical and molecular constituents and structure and it also describes chemical structure and rarely seen in medical literature
chemical name
in drug nomenclature, it is from chemical name that is assigned by the manufacturer after approval by regulatory body in country or origin and it is assigned to drug that can be use by anyone and without advertisement
generic name
in drug nomenclature, it is the catchy one and named by the company who made it and it is assigned by manufacturers, copyrighted and can be commercially only by originating pharmaceuticals
trade/brand name