Also known as
  • Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacology is the study of how drugs interact with living organisms to produce a change in function. If substances have medicinal properties, they are considered pharmaceuticals. The field encompasses drug composition and properties, interaction, toxicology, therapy, and medical applications and antipathogenic capabilities. Pharmacology is not synonymous with pharmacy, which is the name used for a profession, though in common usage the two terms are confused at times. Pharmacology deals with... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by mw_template_bot Jul 20, 2008

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