pharmacology
branch of biology concerning drugs
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Summary
pharmacology is a medical specialty[1]. pharmacology ranks in the top 9% of medical specialty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,175 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: branch of biology[3]
- Subclass of: health sciences[4], pharmaceutical sciences[5], biology[6]
- Commons category: Pharmacology[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pharmacology[8]
- OpenStreetMap tag: healthcare:speciality=pharmacology[9]
- Described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13]
- Topic has template: Template:Pharmacology[14]
- Different from: drug research[15]
- Is the study of: indication[16], contraindication[17], signaling receptor[18], drug[19], effect[20]
- Practiced by: pharmacologist[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Zika Corpus[22], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
- Model item: pharmaceutical chemistry[24], pharmacodynamics[25], pharmacokinetics[26]
Why It Matters
pharmacology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] pharmacology is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]