Introduction Flashcards
Definition of pharmacology ?
1- science concerned with study of drugs and their interaction with living systems .
2- studing how the drugs existe chemical or physiological changes in the body
Pharmacology divided in to ?
1-pharmacokinetics
2- pharmaco dynamics
3- therapeutics
4-toxicology
Difinetion of pharmacokineties ?
Study of effect of the body on the drug , includes study of absorption , distribution , metabolism ( biotransformation ) , excretion ( elimination ) of the drug .
Definition of pharmac dynamics ?
Knowledge of how drug exerts its effects on body ie the mode of action , its therapentic effect and adverse effects
Definition of theraputic ?
( applied pharmacology) important deals with knowledge concerning treatment of a diseases
- applieds pharmacological information together with knowledge about the disease
What is drugs ?
are chemical agents administered to cause ( exerts ) a change the function of a living system by a specific mechanism ( mode of action ) .
According to the sourses drugs are divided in to ?
1- natural drugs
2- semi synthestic drugs
3- synthestic drugs