BASIC DEPARTMENTS OF PHARMACOLOGY. WHAT RULES ARE FOLLOWED FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS!

Pharmacology is one of the main sciences of medicine, it is considered the most important weapon in the hands of doctors in the fight against diseases. Pharmacology is a Latin word, parmacon means medicine, logos-science, the science of medicine. Pharmacology studies the changes that occur in the body of humans and animals after drugs are administered. Pharmacological substances can change the activity of various organs, tissues, and even cells of the body. Pharmacology consists of several major departments: general pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, biochemical pharmacology, chemotherapy, toxicology, etc. Pharmacology is a pharmaceutical science - pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacognosy is closely related to pharmaceutical technology, through which it is connected with the sciences of chemistry, botany, and technology. In the world of medicine, pharmacology has a special place: on one side are the main theoretical sciences of medicine - physiology, pathological physiology, biochemistry, and on the other - applied sciences - therapy, pediatrics, surgery, etc.