Learn the basics of pharmacology, the study of drug interactions with living systems. Explore the sub-disciplines of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacogenetics, and apply them to a case study of metoprolol succinate.

pharmacology, branch of medicine that deals with the interaction of drugs with the systems and processes of living animals, in particular, the mechanisms of drug action as well as the therapeutic and other uses of the drug.

Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects on the body. Learn about its origins, history, major areas, and how to become a pharmacologist.

Pharmacology (Gr. pharmakon - a drug or poison, logos - word or discourse) is the science dealing with actions of drugs on the body (pharmacodynamics) and the fate of drugs in the body (pharmacokinetics).

Learn the principles and applications of pharmacology in this online course from Harvard Medical School. Explore drug nomenclature, classes, mechanisms, kinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics, toxicity, and more.

Main Body. 1. Introduction to Pharmacology. 2. Introduction to Drug-Receptor Interactions and Pharmacodynamics. 3. Factors Contributing to Drug Effect. 4. Pharmacological Descriptors of Drug-Receptor Interactions.

Pharmacology is the study of how molecules, such as medicines, interact with the body. Learn about the main areas of pharmacology, the difference between drugs and medicines, and the career paths of pharmacologists.

An expert-driven guide to pharmacological targets with quantitative information on the prescription medicines and experimental drugs that act on them.

In the broadest sense, pharmacology is the study of how chemical agents, both natural and synthetic (i.e., drugs) affect biological systems. This encompasses investigation of the derivation, chemical properties, physiological and behavioral effects, mechanisms of action, biological transformations, and the therapeutic and non-therapeutic uses ...