Pharmacology is the branch of science concerned with the study of drug action, their uses, the mechanisms and the adverse effects of drugs. Specifically, it explores how drugs interact with biological systems to affect function, aiming to understand the properties, effects, and mechanisms of action of drugs. A drug is a substance that induces a biological effect in the body. It can be defined as a natural product, chemical substance or pharmaceutical that is used in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease.
The word is derived from ‘pharmakon’, which is Greek for drug.
Pharmaceutics or pharmacy is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs. Pharmacotherapeutics is the application of drugs for treatment of disease. Toxicology is conceived as the harmful effects of drugs and other chemicals.
Role of Podiatrist:
• prescription of drugs to manage foot pathology (the extent and scope of will depend on legislation and training in each country)
• noting the therapeutic and adverse effects of drugs that patient may already be on for other reasons that may affect the foot and lower limb
• awareness of effects of their treatments could have on drugs that the patient is on and make adjustments
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Sub Topics:
- Adverse Reactions
- Analgesic Drugs
- Anorexiants/Appetite suppressant
- Anticoagulant, antiplatelet, thrombolytic and antihemorrhagic drugs
- Antifungal/antimycotic drugs
- Antimicrobial Therapy
- Antiparasitic, Antihelmintic and Antiprotozoal drugs
- Antiviral drugs
- Benefits and Risks of Pharmacological Drugs
- Cardiovascular drugs
- Central nervous system stimulants
- Classification of drugs/medicines
- Considerations for Special Populations
- Costs of drugs
- Cytotoxic/antineoplastic drugs and Immunosuppressives/Antihistamines
- Drug interactions
- Drugs Acting on the Autonomic Nervous System
- Drugs acting on the Kidney’s
- Drugs for sleep and anxiety (hypnotics, sedatives & anxiolytics)
- Dyslipidaemia/Antilipaemic drugs
- Ear and Eye Drugs
- Endocrine system drugs
- Evaluation of new drugs
- Gastrointestinal drugs
- Illicit Drug Use
- Muscle Relaxants
- Neurological Drugs
- New Drugs
- Nomenclature/Names of medicines/drugs
- Nonsteroidial anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID’s)
- Nutritional Agents
- Official regulation of medicines
- Patient adherence with pharmacological interventions
- Pharmaceutical Preparations
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Placebos
- Prescribing Rights in Different Countries
- Prescription Writing
- Psychotropic, antipsychotic and psychoactive drugs
- Respiratory drugs
- Rheumatological Drugs
- Therapeutic drug monitoring
- Topical Medicaments
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