Introduction To Pharmacology
Hello Health Professionals (and anyone simply looking for some knowledge)!!! Welcome to my site that is designed to help you learn Pharmacology! Here I will provide material that will be tailored to the different senses (sight, sound, etc.) in hope to assist you in your quest toward Pharmacology dominance. In order to understand Pharmacology, you will need to understand the basic concepts of Pharmacology. These include:
Pharmacodynamics: The study of the mechanisms of action of drugs within the body and how drugs produce their effects in the body.
Pharmacogenetics: Study of drug reactions in the body that are unanticipated or unusual, and may have a hereditary basis for the response.
Pharmacokinetics: Study of drug actions as they move through the body; the way the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes and excretes drugs; mathematical study of drugs based on time and dose.
Pharmacology: Study of biologically active compounds, how they react in the body and how the body reacts to them.
Pharmacotherapeutics: Study of drugs used to prevent, treat or diagnose disease.
Chemical Name: Scientific name, describes the atomic and molecular structure of a drug.
Generic Name: Non-proprietary name, abbreviation of the chemical name.
Brand Name: Trade name, selected by the pharmaceutical company that made the drug.
Okay! Now that you know the basics, we can get to the real stuff. While this website is definitely not all-inclusive, I hope to be able to introduce you to some ways of memorizing that might help you take it the rest of the way! Happy Learning!
Pharmacodynamics: The study of the mechanisms of action of drugs within the body and how drugs produce their effects in the body.
Pharmacogenetics: Study of drug reactions in the body that are unanticipated or unusual, and may have a hereditary basis for the response.
Pharmacokinetics: Study of drug actions as they move through the body; the way the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes and excretes drugs; mathematical study of drugs based on time and dose.
Pharmacology: Study of biologically active compounds, how they react in the body and how the body reacts to them.
Pharmacotherapeutics: Study of drugs used to prevent, treat or diagnose disease.
Chemical Name: Scientific name, describes the atomic and molecular structure of a drug.
Generic Name: Non-proprietary name, abbreviation of the chemical name.
Brand Name: Trade name, selected by the pharmaceutical company that made the drug.
Okay! Now that you know the basics, we can get to the real stuff. While this website is definitely not all-inclusive, I hope to be able to introduce you to some ways of memorizing that might help you take it the rest of the way! Happy Learning!
Now for the fun stuff...
Here are a couple videos that I found on Youtube. These are just a couple examples of the many resources found on the internet, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! Never underestimate the power of random creativity.
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Videos found on Youtube
Important Disclaimer
While this can be a very helpful site to those of you studying Pharmacology, it is not all-inclusive. Along with this statement, it must be said that this website does not endorse any specific brand, medication, person, or group in any way. This website was created as a Nursing Informatics project and is meant to educate about pharmacology and some study helps associated with the subject of pharmacology. This site is meant to introduce valuable tools and not meant to replace classes or other education in any way.
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