Pharmacology I: sources of drugs, preparations and clinical abbreviations

Pharmacology I material covering the core definitions of pharmacology, pharmacopoeia and pharmacovigilance; the six sources of drugs, including plant, mineral and oil, heavy metals, animal products, synthetic and microbiological origins; drug properties such as therapeutic, side, toxic and adverse effects; the sixteen recognised drug preparations and dosage forms from tablets and capsules to suppositories; and the clinical abbreviations used when prescribing and administering medication.