NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PHARMACOLOGY
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The study of the nature, uses, and effects of drugs for medical purposes
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Anatomy
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Biology
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Pharmacology
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Pathology
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Pharmacology is the study of the effects of drugs on living organisms where a drug can be broadly defined as any chemical substance, natural or synthetic, that affects a biological system.
Detailed explanation-2: -The nature of drugs relates to the physical or chemical properties of drugs, in general. These properties including drug matter, drug size, drug shape and drug bonds, and others are also explained in brief at the end of this chapter.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics are the two branches of pharmacology, with pharmacodynamics studying the action of the drug on the organism and pharmacokinetics studying the effect the organism has on the drug.
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