The Topic Of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceuticals, although known under many different names, have been an important part of civilization since the Ancient times. They are extremely important in the everyday life of many Canadians who deal with illnesses, diseases, and pain. Chemistry is an integral part of medicines. Were it not for medicines and the pharmaceutical industry, the world would be a very different, very unhealthy place. Medicines are easily taken and forgotten today, but that was not always so.

If the medicinal chemists could synthesize the drugs that I would use for future experimentation, and assuming there is no limit to my funding, I would conduct experiments that would determine the pharmacokinetics, the pharmacodynamics, the

Pharmacology made easy was the third required ATI assignment. ATI defined the word pharmacology as the study of drugs and their effect on the human body. A medicine’s therapeutic effect is stated to be it’s good outcome and the side effects are the negative results from it. There are twelve drug categories divided according to the human’s body system. These are neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory, endocrine, pain/inflammation, cardiovascular, hematologic, gastrointestinal, reproductive and urinary, and the immune drug category. Medicines in the same category may share the same therapeutic and side effects. Additionally to the above information, this unit explained that there are trade and generic names of drugs. Trade name is the commercial

Toxicology is defined as that branch of science dealing with poisons. According to Hodgson (2010), a “poison can be defined as any substance that causes a harmful effect when administered, either by accident or by design, to a living organism” (p. 3). Toxicology also includes the study

Pharmacodynamics is frequently defined as the education of what a drug does to the body; this encompasses receptor binding, post receptor effects, and chemical exchanges

Toxicology is used by society in many ways – its absence would greatly affect the lives of many. This is because toxins are found almost everywhere in the modern time; they are found in the food we eat, or in the clothes we wear every day. Being exposed to such a great amount of toxins inevitably can be dangerous for all living things – which Is where the job of a toxicologist comes into play. A Toxicologist is a broad term which is given to any expert in science who is concerned with nature, and effects/detection of poisons. Several specialities of toxicology in which a toxicologist may be employed in include occupational, environmental, pharmaceutical, and forensic toxicology. Each field plays

Pharmacologist conduct researches on animals or on willing human subjects they seek chemicals compounds and substances that can be used as new medications. Some pharmacologist focus on the effect of harmful chemicals, while others research the harmful and beneficial effects on chemicals on specifics regions of the body, such as the respiratory or cardiovascular system. Job duties include planning and directes studies, standardizing drugs doses, preparing researches grants, and following safety

Growing up, I watched my mother study rigorously to earn her degree. The curious adolescent that I was, I constantly flipped through her anatomy book and it was then, that fueled my fascination for the medical field. As I continued my education through High School I found that I excelled in the sciences and I especially enjoyed chemistry and biology. My passion for these subjects and innate curiosity intrigues me to learn more about the composition of drugs and their functions in the body. My immediate goal is to gain knowledge and expertise in the areas of study that I enjoy by implementing my natural diligence and curiosity.

Ng, Rick. Drugs: From Discovery to Approval. 3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2015.

I chose this topic because I am a certified Pharmacy Technician. Medications are naturally an interest for me and any opportunity to learn more about them may benefit my current experience and future in Science.

1. In her lecture, Dr. Mary Tinetti (2014) explained that pharmacology and medical treatment has evolved from the 17th century to the 21st century. She focused on polypharmacy within the elderly population and treatment of diseases based on pathology. According to her, understanding the pathology of diseases allowed the medical community to create categories for diseases. Based on those categories, health care providers are now able to prescribe specific medications for specific set of diseases. Therefore, treatments that are based on specific diagnoses became the model for medical treatment (Tinetti, 2014). In one of the key points of her presentation, Dr. Tinetti (2014) explained that the advances in pharmacology led to the development of

I must admit that playing the pharmacology game is helping me to understand the different classes of medications and the difference between adverse effects and side effects so we can keep our patients safe and cut down on medical errors.

As mentioned in class, as well as in the Krishna (2008) article, the drug development and approval process is an extensive and costly endeavor. The goal of experimental medicine is to increase the efficiency of drug development by providing a better understanding of the drug’s mechanism(s) of action, dose response, efficacy, and safety, allowing the process to be accelerated for the most promising and efficacious candidates (Krishna, Herman, & Wagner, 2008).

Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology that seeks to understand drugs and how they affect the body. It involves the analysis of how drugs interact with the biological function of the body and how these drugs react with each other, their natures, and their properties. All drugs are considered chemicals and when ingested into the body an affect from the drug takes place. According to Doweiko (1999), “A drug is essentially a foreign chemical that is introduced into the individual’s body to bring about a specific desired response. There are many forms of drugs and how these drugs are administered in the body determines the kind of result that will take place. The Central Nervous System, (CNS) plays a major role in how these

In Medicinal chemistry , the chemist attempts to design and synthesize medicine or a pharmaceutical agent which will benefit humanity .Additionally Oxford define medicinal chemistry as the