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- The term "Pharmacogenetics" refers to?
A. genetic mutations induced by the drugs
B. variation in drug responses due to genetic
differences
C. variation in drug metabolism due to genetic
differences
D. All of the above
Ans: B) variation in drugs
responses due to genetic differences
Explanation -
Pharmacogenetics / Pharmacogenomics - is the study of
genetically determined
variations in responses to drugs in humans or in
laboratory organisms
Pharmacomania -
irresistible impulse to take drugs
Pharmacophilia -
morbid fondness for taking drugs
Pharmacophobia -
morbid fear of taking drugs
Pharmacochemistry - medicinal
chemistry in its application to the analysis, development,
preparation, and the manufacture of drugs
Pharmacodiagnosis - use of drugs in diagnosis
Pharmacodynamics - study of uptake, movement, binding, and
interaction of pharmacologically active molecules at their
sites of action
Pharmacoendocrinology - pharmacology of endocrine function
Pharmacoepidemiology - study of distribution and
determinants of drug-related events in populations, and the
application of this study to proper drug treatment
Pharmacognosy - branch of pharmacology concerned with
physical characteristics and source of crude drugs (both
plant and animal sources)
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