Definitions

Question 1

Pharmacology

Answer 1

study of drugs, their origin, nature, properties, & effects upon living things

Question 2

Drug

Answer 2

any chemical substance taken into the body for the purpose of affecting the body’s functions

Question 3

Pharmacokinetics

Answer 3

study of metabolism & actions of drugs with emphasis on absorption, distribution in the body, metabolism & method of excretion. “What the body does to the drug”

Question 4

Pharmacodynamics

Answer 4

Study of drugs & their actions on living organisms. “ What the drug does to the body”