Systems pharmacology
Systems Pharmacology
Systems Pharmacology (pronunciation: /ˈsɪstəmz fɑːrməˈkɒlədʒi/) is an interdisciplinary field of study that combines pharmacology and systems biology to understand drug action at the system level. It aims to predict how drugs affect human physiology and how the body responds to them.
Etymology
The term "Systems Pharmacology" is derived from the words "systems", referring to a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, and "pharmacology", which is the branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.
Related Terms
- Pharmacology: The branch of medicine that deals with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.
- Systems Biology: An interdisciplinary field that focuses on complex interactions within biological systems.
- Pharmacodynamics: The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and their mechanisms of action.
- Pharmacokinetics: The study of how an organism affects a drug, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
- Drug Discovery: The process through which potential new medicines are identified.
- Drug Development: The process of bringing a new pharmaceutical drug to the market once a lead compound has been identified through the process of drug discovery.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Systems pharmacology
- Wikipedia's article - Systems pharmacology
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