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Department of Pharmacology




 The word ‘pharmacology’ comes from the ancient Greek words pharmakon (meaning ‘drug’) and logia (meaning ’knowledge of’). Pharmacology is a branch of science that deals with the study of drugs and their actions on living systems mainly understanding action of body on drug (Pharmacokinetics) and action of drug on body (Pharmacodynamics)

Pharmacologists around the world are currently:

  • developing medicines to tackle new diseases
  • identifying new treatments when old ones stop being effective
  • discovering new medicines
  • exploring how we can best use the medicines we already have
  • tackling antibiotic resistance
  • studying ageing to help us all live healthier lives for longer
  • researching to make sure medicines are effective for everyone
  • helping to make sure that everyone is prescribed the right medicines for them

Pharmacology also includes
Human Anatomy and Physiology Human Anatomy (ana- = “up”, tome = “to cut”) is often defined as the study of structures in the human body. Anatomy focuses on the description of form, or how body structures at different levels look. Gross anatomy studies macroscopic structures (for example, the body, organs, and organ systems), and histology studies microscopic structures (for example, tissues, cells, and organelles).

Human Physiology (physio = “nature”; -logy = “study”) studies the “nature” of the human body, nature in the sense of how structures at different levels work. Physiology focuses on function, or how structures at different levels work.

Anatomy and physiology are intimately related. A hand is able to grab things (function) because the length, shape, and mobility of the fingers (form) determine what things a hand can grab (function). A muscle contracts and brings bones together (function) due to the arrangement of muscles and bones, and the arrangement of organelles inside of muscle cells (form) determines how much and for how long a muscle can contract (function).

Body structure functions depend on their form. The way structures work depends on the way they are organized. So, understanding Physiology requires an understanding of Anatomy, and vice versa.