Branches Of Pharmacology

The world pharmacology is derived from Greek words Pharmacol means, drug and logos means study. So literary pharmacology means study of drug.

Pharmacology is a branch of science that includes preparation,dose,administration,mechanism of action,effects,excretion and other related phenomena of drug. Drug is a substance that can produce physiological changes when administered.

Branches Of Pharmacology 

With the development of science the branches of pharmacology are increasing. The most common branches are -

1. Pharmacology : Its is a branch of pharmacology which deals with source, identification, isolation, purification and standardization of drugs.

2. Pharmacy : Its is a branch of pharmacology which deals with preparation,quality control and dispensing of drugs.

3. Pharmacodynamics : Deals with biochemical and physiological activity of drugs.

4. Pharmacokinetics : deals with routes of administration,absorption,distribution,metabolism and excretion of drug.

5. Pharmacotherapeutics : Deals with the application of drugs for diagnosis,prevention and treatment of disease.

6. Posology : Deals with different doses amount of drug that administrated of drug.

7.Toxicology : With poisoning drugs,their effects and management of poisoning.

8. Clinical Pharmacology : Deals with the pharmacological effects of drug,in human body.

9. Pharmacoeconomics : Deals with the costing of drug.

10. Pharmacoepidemiology : Deals with the study of beneficial and harmful effects of drug on a community.