Gen Principles of Pharmacology Flashcards
It is the science of drugs and their effects on biological systems
Pharmacology
The use of Drugs to prevent, treat, and diagnose a disease as well as to alter normal functions
Pharmacotherapeutics
It is the study of adverse and toxicity that occurs in living organisms due to intake of chemicals.
Toxicology
What the body does to the drug
Pharmacokinetics
What the drug does to the body
Pharmacodynamics
3 Branches under Pharmacokinetics
Absorption
Distribution
Elimination
Elimination is divided into:
Metabolism
Excretion
2 Branches under Pharmacodynamics
Systemic Effect
Cellular Effect
The author of De Materia Medica
Pedanius Dioscorides
Book containing the science of drug preparation and medical use of drugs
De Materia Medica
Also known as crude pharmacist in medieval times
Apothecaries
Father of Pharmacology / Published “The Outline of Pharmacology”
Oswald Schmiedeberg
He and his student developed methods in experimental physiology and pharmacology
Fracois Magendie
Clause Bernard (Student)
The study of genetic variation or the different drug response among individuals or populations
Pharmacogenomics
It is a chemical compound of synthetic, semi-synthetic, natural or biological origin that interacts with human or animal cells
Drugs
