Introduction

Question 1

Pharmacology

Answer 1

Study of substances that interact with living systems through chemical processes

Question 2

Pharmacotherapeutics

Answer 2

Study of the therapeutic uses and effects of drugs

Question 3

Pharmacokinetics (PK)

Answer 3

movement of a drug through the body

Question 4

Pharmacodynamics (PD)

Answer 4

drug’s action on the body

Question 5

Adverse Drug Events (ADE)

Answer 5

harm experience by a patient as a result of exposure to a medication