Pharmacodynamics
Concern with the mechanism of drug action and the biochemical and
physiologic effects of drugs on the body (the response to drug),
pharmacokinetics
Its study the effects of the body on the administered drug (movement of drug inside
the body).
It represent four steps Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion.
therapy
There are many types of therapy, each with its own approach to helping in
Pharmacology Introduction
• “Pharmacology”, this term is derived from two Greek words: pharmakon, the Greek word for “drugs or medicine and logos , the Greek word for “study or science”. Thus,
pharmacology is most simply defined as “ the Science of Drugs”