Parasitology, Microbiology and Infection Control

Parasitic diseases: Pharmacology

Pharmacology, the science of drugs, deals with the research, discovery, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.

The field encompasses drug composition and properties, synthesis and drug design, molecular and cellular mechanisms, organ/systems mechanisms, signal transduction/cellular communication, molecular diagnostics, interactions, toxicology, chemical biology, therapy, and medical applications and anti-pathogenic capabilities.

The two main areas of pharmacology

1.       Pharmacodynamics

2.       Pharmacokinetics