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Basic Concepts of Pharmacology (view source)
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* Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacology can be defined as the effect of drugs on living systems. Drugs can mimic or inhibit the natural processes of the body; it is therefore crucial to understand how these processes work to truely understand the effect of a drug. Drugs mainly exert their effects on the body by binding to a target molecule. A few drugs used in veterinary medicine depend upon their physical properties; an example of this would be the use of liquid paraffin in a horse with an impacted colic.
The way that drugs interact with the body can be divided into two strict catergories:
* [[Pharmacodynamics]] - the action that drugs have upon the body
* [[Pharmacokinetics]] - the actions that the body has upon drugs.
* Drug Interactions
* Drug Interactions
* Adverse Drug Reactions
* Adverse Drug Reactions