pharmacological medicine

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1.pharmacological medicine - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effectsmateria medica, pharmacologytincture - (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solutionmedical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniquespharmacokinetics - the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration of effect; etc.posology - the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicinespsychopharmacology - the study of drugs that affect the mindtoxicology - the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisonsformulary, pharmacopeia - (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation; "postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections"decoction - (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boilingpercutaneous, transcutaneous, transdermal, transdermic - through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches); "transdermal estrogen"; "percutaneous absorption"