Infectious Diseases, Prevention and Control

Pharmacology of Infectious Diseases

The study of a drug's or medication's action is pharmacology, a field of medicine and pharmaceutical sciences. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are the two primary branches of pharmacology. Pharmacodynamics is associated with the study of a drug's impacts on biological systems, while pharmacokinetics is associated with the study of a drug's effects on biological systems. Pharmacokinetics is concerned with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) of chemicals from biological systems, whereas pharmacodynamics is concerned with the interactions of chemicals with biological receptors.