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What is the branch of pharmacology concerned with the use of chemicals in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, especially in humans?
Medical pharmacology
How is pharmacology defined?
The study of the effects of chemicals on living systems
What is chemotherapy?
The treatment of systemic infection with specific drugs
What does pharmacogenetics focus on?
Familial idiosyncratic drug reactions
What does toxicology focus on?
Undesirable effects of chemicals on biological systems
What is the definition of pharmacology?
The study of the effects of drugs on living systems
What is the primary focus of toxicology?
Investigating the undesirable effects of chemicals on biological systems
What is chemotherapy primarily used for?
Treatment of systemic infection/malignancy with specific drugs
What is the focus of pharmacogenetics?
Studying familial idiosyncratic drug reactions
What is pharmacogenomics concerned with?
The use of genetic information to guide drug therapy
What is the primary focus of medical pharmacology?
Studying the effects of chemicals on living systems
What is the main goal of clinical pharmacology?
Studying the effects of drugs in man
What is the definition of drug in pharmacology?
Any substance that brings about a change in biologic function through its chemical actions
What does pharmacogenetics focus on?
Genetic influences on responses to drugs
What is the branch of pharmacology concerned with undesirable effects of chemicals on biological systems?
Toxicology
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