Education

The study of pharmacology is offered in many universities worldwide in programs that differ from pharmacy programs. Students of pharmacology are trained as biomedical researchers, studying the effects of substances in order to better understand the mechanisms which might lead to new drug discoveries, for example, or studying biological systems for the purpose of re-defining drug mechanisms or discovering new mechanisms against which novel therapies can be directed (or new pathways for the sake of a more complete picture of its biochemistry). In addition, students of pharmacology must have detailed working knowledge of those areas in which biological or chemical therapeutics play a role. These may include (but are not limited to): biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, chemical biology, physiology, chemistry, neuroscience, and microbiology. Whereas a pharmacy student will eventually work in a pharmacy dispensing medications or some other position focused on the patient, a pharmacologist will typically work within a laboratory setting.

See also

Certain safety factor Cosmeceuticals Crude drugs Nicholas Culpeper - 17th century English Physician who translated and used 'pharmacological texts'. Drug design Drug Discovery Hit to Lead Drug metabolism Enzyme inhibitors Herbalism History of pharmacy International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology Inverse benefit law List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions List of pharmaceutical companies List of withdrawn drugs

Medical School Medicare Part D - the new prescription drug plan in the U.S. Medication Medicinal chemistry Neuropharmacology - The Molecular and Behavior study of Disease and Drugs in the Nervous System Neuropsychopharmacology - The detailed comprehensive study of mind, brain and drugs. Pharmaceutical company Pharmaceutical formulation

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment Pharmacognosy Pharmacopoeia Pharmacotherapy Pharmakeia Pharmakos Placebo (origins of technical term) Prescription drug Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA) Psychopharmacology - medication for mental conditions Traditional Chinese Medicine

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