What is Pharmacopoeia?

What is Pharmacopoeia?

The word pharmacopoeia is from the Greek word Pharmakopoeia which means the preparation of the drug. 

Definition of Pharmacopoeia: Pharmacopoeia is an authorised treatise on drug & their preparation, esp; a book containing formulas & information that provides a standard preparation & dispensation of drugs. 

The well-known Pharmacopoeias are:

1) International Pharmacopoeia

2) British Pharmacopoeia

3) British National Formularies

4) British Pharmacopoeia Codex

5) European Pharmacopoeia

6) United States Pharmacopoeia

7) National Formularies

8) Indian Pharmacopoeia

9) Japanese Pharmacopoeia

10) World Health Organisation Pharmacopoeia

There is no Pharmacopoeia in Bangladesh. We usually follow the British Pharmacopoeia.

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What is Pharmacology?

What is Pharmacology?

Definition of Pharmacology: Pharmacology is the branch of Medical Science which deals with the knowledge of history, source, physical & chemical properties, compounding, biological & physiological activity, mechanism of action, absorption, distribution, biotransformation, excretion, therapeutic & other uses of drugs.

Branches of Pharmacology:

1) Pharmacognosy: Deals with source, identification, purification & isolation of drugs.

2) Pharmacy: Deals with preparation & dispensation of a drug, dosage formulation suitable for administration.

3) Pharmacokinetics: Deals with absorption, distribution, biotransformation & excretion of the drug.

4) Pharmacodynamics: Deals with biological & physiological activity & mechanism of drug action.

5) Pharmacotherapeutic: Deals with the use of a drug for diagnosis, prevention & treatment of disease.

6) Pharmacogenetics: Concerned with drug response that is governed by heredity.

7) Posology: Deals with the study of the dose of a drug.

8) Toxicology: Study of the adverse or poisonous effect of drug & their management.

9) Clinical Pharmacology: The scientific study of drugs in the human body is called clinical pharmacology. 

It comprises two major parts; 

(i) Pharmacology

(ii) Therapeutic evaluation

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