PHARMACOLOGY SUBDIVISIONS-LESSON 154

SUBDIVISIONS OF PHARMACOLOGY: In the previous lesson we came to know about the drugs, pharmacology and their subdivisions  In this lesson we come to know more about the various subdivisions.

1. Medicinal chemistry:- It is the study of synthesis of new drug and the relationship between chemical structure and biological effects.

2. Pharmacodynamics:- It involves the study of drug effects in the body i.e, 'Drug absorption' (how drugs pass into the blood stream), 'Metabolism' (changes drugs undergo within the body), and 'Excretion' (removal of the drug from the body).

3. Pharmocokinetics:- It explains the appearance and disappearance of the drug in the body overtime.

4. Molecular pharmacology:- It is the study of the interaction of the drugs and subcellar entities such as DNA, RNA and enzymes.

5. Chemotherapy:- It defines the study of drugs that destroy microorganisms, parasites, or malignant cells within the body.
It also includes the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer.

6. Toxicology:- It tries to explain the study of harmful chemicals and their effects on the body. These studies in animals are required by law before new drugs can be tested in humans. Antidotes are the substances given to neutralize unwanted effects of drug which a toxicologist is interested to find new and proper antidotes.

This lesson concludes Radiology. From the next lesson we will learn about Pharmacology. Okay.
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