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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.
Pharmacokinetics definition, the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination. See more. Dictionary.com