pharmacologists
Drug effect scientists
Pharmacologists are scientists who study how drugs and other substances interact with biological systems.
They investigate how medications work at the molecular level, their effects on the body, and how the body processes them.
Unlike pharmacists, who dispense medications, pharmacologists conduct research: Pharmacologists discovered that the compound blocked a key receptor.
Therapeutic substance for illness
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
pill · antibiotics · opioids · antidepressants · anxiolytics · sedatives · steroids · biologics
Drug fate in body
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- distributionAllocation across recipients
excretion · half-life · dose-response · toxicology · biochemistry · cytochrome · mechanisms · potency
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
publications · journals · findings · innovation · screening · placebo · double-blind · preclinical
Higher education community
- lecturerOne who teaches formally
- professorSenior university teacher
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- licensureOfficial permission to practice
specialization · training · degree · ethics · consultant · researcher · tenure · postdoctoral
Curative mental treatment
- patient-careMedical treatment services
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- remissionTemporary disease absence
medication
Therapeutic substance for illness
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- tabletFlat portable computing device
capsule · pill · antibiotics · opioids · antidepressants · anxiolytics · sedatives · steroids · biologics · immunosuppressants
pharmacokinetics
Drug fate in body
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- absorptionProcess of taking in
distribution · excretion · half-life · dose-response · toxicology · biochemistry · cytochrome · mechanisms · potency · selectivity
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
hypothesis · publications · journals · findings · innovation · screening · placebo · double-blind · preclinical · translational
academia
Higher education community
- lecturerOne who teaches formally
- professorSenior university teacher
- certificationAttestation of qualification
licensure · specialization · training · degree · ethics · consultant · researcher · tenure · postdoctoral · fellowship
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- patient-careMedical treatment services
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- drug expertspharmacists, druggists, apothecaries
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- industry workerstechnicians, scientists, researchers, engineers, managers
- medical professionalsdoctor, doctors, physician, physicians, surgeon
- toxicologiststoxicologists
pharmacologistsprescribers
Those who order medications
clinicians · physicians · nurses · practitioners · surgeons
pharmacologistsdrug abusers
Those misusing illicit substances
drug users · patients · addicts · junkies
pharmacologistsfaith healers
Those claiming supernatural cures
naturopaths · homeopaths · herbalists · traditional healers · shamans