2. 1. Introduction to Pharmacology
2. Pharmacology classification on the basis of concept
3. Basic of Pharmacology
4. Routes of Drug administration
5. General terms
6. Scope of pharmacology
7. Extraction of drugs
3. Pharmacology
• Pharmacology is the science which deals with the drugs and their
action on human body or animals.
• Pharmacology derived from two Greek word “pharmakon means
Drug” and “logos means treat”.
• Pharmacology is also known as Materia medica.
• It deals with the response of living organisms to chemical stimuli.
Pharmacology
pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics
4. • Pharmacokinetics :- 1. It includes the study of the ADME of the drug.
2. what happens to the drug in the body.
• Pharmacodynamics :- 1.It includes the study of mechanism of action
of drugs and pharmacological effect
produced on the human body.
Absorption
25%
Distribution
25%
Metabolism
25%
Excreation
25%
