Pharmacology - Pharmacodynamics & Pharmacokinetics Flashcards
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What is the difference between pharmacology and therapeutics?
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Pharmacology is the study of drug action, how a drug interacts with living organisms and how this influences physiological function
Therapeutics is concerned with drug prescribing and the treatment of disease, more focused on the ‘patient’
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What is the difference between pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics?
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Pharmacodynamics deals with ‘what the drug does to the body’ and pharmacokinetics deals with ‘what the body does to the drug’
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