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Which branch of medicine is concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs?
Which branch of medicine is concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs?
- Toxicology
- Posology
- Pharmacology (correct)
- Metrology
What is the definition of drugs according to the FDA?
What is the definition of drugs according to the FDA?
- Any substance taken into the body for the purpose of prevention, relief or cure of the disease.
- Medical material or substance.
- Any substance used to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat or prevent a condition or disease. (correct)
- Any substance used in the treatment of diseases or for healing.
What is the definition of Materia Medica?
What is the definition of Materia Medica?
- Any substance used in the treatment of diseases or for healing.
- The science of nature and effects of poisons, their detection, and treatment.
- The branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.
- English form: Medical material or substance. (correct)
What does Posology refer to?
What does Posology refer to?
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What does Toxicology refer to?
What does Toxicology refer to?
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