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Definition of pharmacology. 1  1 : the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. 2  2 : the properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value.
Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics is a multidisciplinary science that focuses on the study of the physical, chemical and biological properties of drugs and dosage forms. Cutting across the traditional disciplinary boundaries, pharmaceutics examines the relationship of drug properties to dosage form design, fabrication, evaluation and therapeutic efficacy. Students in the Pharmaceutics program may develop research programs in the areas of drug delivery systems, drug stability, dosage forms and pharmacokinetics. Pharmacology Pharmacology is the study of the mechanisms of action of drugs and their effects on normal and disease states. It is a science based upon integrating chemistry, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology and physiology.