pharmacology
noun
phar·ma·col·o·gy
ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jē 
1
: the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology
2
: the properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value
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Katharina Lange, Harvard Business Review, 14 Feb. 2025
Finally, the consequences of a seemingly minor characteristic of fentanyl’s pharmacology might also be reducing the overdose death rate in Philadelphia.
—Ben Cocchiaro, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
Psychedelic Experience - Revealing The Mind By Aidan Lyon
Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes, a philosopher of mind and metaphysics at the University of Exeter, in the U.K., agrees with Osmond that a trip should be defined by phenomenology, not pharmacology.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
Then, a pharmacology section, with animal studies showing that the drug didn’t have any toxic effects, and that it could safely be taken for a long period of time.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Pharmacology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pharmacology. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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pharmacology
noun
phar·ma·col·o·gy
ˌfär-mə-ˈkäl-ə-jē
1
: the study of drugs, their composition, effects, and use in medicine
2
: the properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their medical value
Medical Definition
pharmacology
noun
phar·ma·col·o·gy
ˌfär-mə-ˈkäl-ə-jē
plural pharmacologies
1
: the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology
2
: the properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value
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