where L=ligand (drug), R=receptor (attachment site), reaction dynamics that can be studied mathematically through tools such as free energy maps. Pharmacodynamics is often summarized as the study of what a drug does to the body, whereas pharmacokinetics is the study of what the body does to a drug. Pharmacodynamics is sometimes abbreviated as `PD....
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• (n.) That branch of pharmacology which considers the mode of action, and the effects, of medicines.
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(pharmaco + Gr. dynamis power) the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the mechanisms of their actions, including the correlation of actions and effects of drugs with their chemical structure; also, such effects on the actions of a particular drug or drugs.
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(from the article `therapeutics`) ...pharmacokinetics, which includes the absorption, distribution, localization in tissues, biotransformation, and excretion of drugs. The study of ...
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Broadly, this is the science concerned with the study of the way in which xenobiotics exert their effects on living organisms. Such a study aims to define the fundamental physicochemical processes which lead to the biological effect observed. Synonym: tox
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<pharmacology, study> The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the mechanisms of their actions, including the correlation of actions and effects of drugs with their chemical structure, also, such effects on the actions of a particular drug or drugs. Contrast with pharmacokinetics. ... Origin: Gr. Dynamis = power ......
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(fahr″mә-ko-di-nam´iks) the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the mechanisms of their actions, including the correlation of their actions and effects with their chemical structure. adj., pharmacodynam´ic., adj.
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Broadly, this is the science concerned with the study of the way in which xenobiotics exert their effects on living organisms. Such a study aims to define the fundamental physicochemical processes which lead to the biological effect observed. Synonym: toxicodynamics.
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The study of the way in which xenobiotics exert their effects on living organisms. Also sometimes known as toxicodynamics.
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The study of how drugs affect the body: contrast with pharmacokinetics.
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Phar`ma·co·dy·nam'ics noun [ Greek
fa`rmakon medicine + English
dynamics .] That branch of pharmacology which considers the mode of action, and the effects, of medicines.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: far′mă-kō-dī-nam′iks Definitions: 1. The study of uptake, movement, binding, and interactions of pharmacologically active molecules at their tissue site(s) of action.
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The study of the relationship of drug concentration to drug effects.
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pharmacodynamics 1. The study of the action of drugs, including all aspects of their behavior in the body, i.e. transport to tissues, persistence in blood stream and tissues; as well as, their immediate biochemical activity. 2. The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the mechanisms of their actions, including the correl...
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The study of the interaction of pharmacologically active compounds at their sites of action and their biological effects.
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Looking at how a drug works and the effect it has on your body.
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