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Pharmacology vs Pharmaceutics - What's the difference?

pharmacology | pharmaceutics | Hyponyms |

Pharmaceutics is a hyponym of pharmacology.



As nouns the difference between pharmacology and pharmaceutics

is that pharmacology is the science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals, especially the science of the manufacture, use and effects of medicinal drugs while pharmaceutics is the art and science of dispensing medical drugs.

pharmacology

English

(wikipedia pharmacology)

Noun

(-)
  • (medicine) The science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals, especially the science of the manufacture, use and effects of medicinal drugs.
  • The medicinal characteristics of a specific drug.

    • Derived terms

    * pharmacologic * pharmacological * pharmacologically * pharmacologist

    Related terms

    * pharmacy

    pharmaceutics

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The art and science of dispensing medical drugs.
  • (plurale tantum) medicines, drugs, or other pharmaceutical compounds.

    • Usage notes

    Pharmacology is the science of dispensing medical drugs, whereas pharmaceutics also encompasses the non-scientific aspects such as how to make medications more palatable, where raw materials may be obtained, etc.

    Hyponyms

    ; art and science * pharmacology