PHARMACOLOGY
What is the meaning of pharmacology? A drug is any synthetic, natural, or endogenous (produced by the body) molecule that affects a cell, tissue, organ, or organism biochemically or physiologically. Pharmacology is a branch of medicine, biology, and pharmaceutical sciences that studies how drugs or medications work (sometimes the word "pharmacology" is used as a term to encompass these endogenous and exogenous bioactive species). It is the study of pharmaceuticals, including how they are made, how they work, how they are used therapeutically, and how they are toxicologically assessed. More specifically, it is the study of how interactions between a live creature and chemicals impact whether the biochemical activity is normal or abnormal. Pharmaceuticals are chemicals that have therapeutic qualities. The field includes molecular and cellular mechanisms, organ and system mechanisms, signal transduction and cellular communication, molecular diagnostics, interactions, chem...