Medical Specialty

Pharmacology

Genetics, Immunology and Microbiological Sciences
Origin 19th century

Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition and interaction with biological systems, studied through pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use and toxicology. Pharmacokinetics asks what the body does to a drug, covering its liberation, absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion, while pharmacodynamics asks what the drug does to the body through its interaction with biological receptors. The field spans drug composition and properties, sources, medicinal chemistry, drug design, molecular and cellular mechanisms, signal transduction, drug interactions, therapy, medical applications, toxicology and antipathogenic capabilities. Pharmacology is not synonymous with pharmacy: pharmacy is a health services profession concerned with applying what pharmacology, pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry and related fields teach in dispensing or clinical care, whereas pharmacology is the science-oriented research field that discovers and characterizes chemicals with biological effects.

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Origin Year
1847 2
The year is Rudolf Buchheim's appointment as professor of pharmacology at Dorpat, which the source dates to 1847 on Walter Sneader's account; other accounts date the institute itself later.
Origin Period
19th century 1
Pharmacology
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1. Pharmacology (Wikipedia)
History
Quote, History
Pharmacology developed in the 19th century as a biomedical science.
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2. A brief history of pharmacology (ACS Modern Drug Discovery)
Historical development, 1847
Quote, Historical development, 1847
According to Walter Sneader, this occurred in 1847, when Rudolf Buchheim was appointed professor of pharmacology
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Rudolf Buchheim (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Rudolf Buchheim, Lead sentence
Quote, Notable Specialists: Rudolf Buchheim, Lead sentence
was a German pharmacologist born in Bautzen (Budziszyn).
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Louis Lewin (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Louis Lewin, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Louis Lewin, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was a German pharmacologist
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Franz von Rinecker (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Franz von Rinecker, Article body [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Franz von Rinecker, Article body [specialist-in]
In 1838 he became professor of pharmacology at the University of Würzburg.
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Emil Starkenstein (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Emil Starkenstein, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Emil Starkenstein, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
was a Czech-Jewish pharmacologist and one of the founders of clinical pharmacology
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Johann Schröder (physician) (source article)
Notable Specialists: Johann Schröder (physician), Lead and biography text
Quote, Notable Specialists: Johann Schröder (physician), Lead and biography text
was a German physician and pharmacologist
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Rudolf Kobert (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Rudolf Kobert, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Rudolf Kobert, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
was a German pharmacologist and toxicologist born in Bitterfeld
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Johann Georg Noel Dragendorff (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Johann Georg Noel Dragendorff, Section: Education
Quote, Notable Specialists: Johann Georg Noel Dragendorff, Section: Education
He published research in the fields of forensic chemistry, pharmacognosy, food analysis, environmental chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and others.
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Dinara Uzbekova (source article)
Notable Specialists: Dinara Uzbekova, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Dinara Uzbekova, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was a Russian pharmacologist
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Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr. (source article)
Notable Specialists: Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
was an American pharmacologist and biochemist
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Julius Geppert (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Julius Geppert, Article text, work and posts
Quote, Notable Specialists: Julius Geppert, Article text, work and posts
Geppert is known for research involving the physiology of respiration, anesthetics and hygiene.
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Thomas Erastus (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Thomas Erastus, Lead paragraph and biography, English Wikipedia [in-group]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Thomas Erastus, Lead paragraph and biography, English Wikipedia [in-group]
professor of medicine and pharmacology at the University of Heidelberg
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Francis Home (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Francis Home, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Francis Home, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
the first Professor of Materia Medica at the University of Edinburgh
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Daniel Bovet (source article)
Notable Specialists: Daniel Bovet, Lead [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Daniel Bovet, Lead [specialist-in]
was a Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist
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Frederik Holst (physician) (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Frederik Holst (physician), Career section
Quote, Notable Specialists: Frederik Holst (physician), Career section
He was Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Hygiene at the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo) from 1824 until 1865.
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Franz Penzoldt (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Franz Penzoldt, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Franz Penzoldt, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
was a German internist and pharmacologist
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Hartmann F. Stähelin (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Hartmann F. Stähelin, Lead sentence
Quote, Notable Specialists: Hartmann F. Stähelin, Lead sentence
Hartmann F. Stähelin (20 October 1925-5 July 2011) was a Swiss pharmacologist with an outstanding record in basic and applied cancer and immunology research.
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Paul Pulewka (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Paul Pulewka, Lead sentence [in-group]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Paul Pulewka, Lead sentence [in-group]
was a German pharmacologist from Elbing
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Vincenzo Briganti (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Vincenzo Briganti, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Vincenzo Briganti, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
He served as a professor of materia medica at the University of Naples.
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Göran Liljestrand (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Göran Liljestrand, Lead, first paragraph
Quote, Notable Specialists: Göran Liljestrand, Lead, first paragraph
He held the professorship in pharmacology and physiology at the Karolinska Institute from 1927 to 1951.
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Hermann Friedberg (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Hermann Friedberg, Career paragraph [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Hermann Friedberg, Career paragraph [specialist-in]
he was appointed professor of pharmacology at the University of Breslau
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Walther Cloos (source article)
Notable Specialists: Walther Cloos, Life
Quote, Notable Specialists: Walther Cloos, Life
The main focus of his work at Weleda would be the manufacture of medicines made from minerals and metals.
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Willem Frans Daems (source article)
Notable Specialists: Willem Frans Daems, Life [specialist-in]
Quote, Notable Specialists: Willem Frans Daems, Life [specialist-in]
He studied pharmacy in Amsterdam and wrote his doctorate thesis on the pharmaceutical history of medicinal plants acting as cardiac stimulants.
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Frances Oldham Kelsey (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Frances Oldham Kelsey, Lead, profession
Quote, Notable Specialists: Frances Oldham Kelsey, Lead, profession
was a Canadian-American pharmacologist and physician
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Corneille Heymans (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Corneille Heymans, Lead, specialty pharmacology
Quote, Notable Specialists: Corneille Heymans, Lead, specialty pharmacology
succeeded his father, Jean-François Heymans, as Professor of Pharmacology
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Wolf Foundation: Oleh Hornykiewicz - Wolf Prize Laureate in Medicine 1979
Wolf FoundationNotable Specialists: Oleh Hornykiewicz, Laureate page, profession
Quote, Notable Specialists: Oleh Hornykiewicz, Laureate page, profession
Professor of Biochemical Pharmacology at the University of Vienna and Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada
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Otto Loewi (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Otto Loewi, Lead
Quote, Notable Specialists: Otto Loewi, Lead
was a German-born pharmacologist and psychobiologist
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Garcia de Orta (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Garcia de Orta, Lead
Quote, Notable Specialists: Garcia de Orta, Lead
A pioneer of tropical medicine, pharmacognosy, and ethnobotany
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Cristóbal Acosta (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Cristóbal Acosta, Lead
Quote, Notable Specialists: Cristóbal Acosta, Lead
He is considered a pioneer in the study of plants from Asia, especially their use in pharmacology.
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Andrés Laguna (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Andrés Laguna, Lead
Quote, Notable Specialists: Andrés Laguna, Lead
was a Spanish humanist physician, pharmacologist, and botanist
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Anton von Störck (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Anton von Störck, Lead, pharmacology
Quote, Notable Specialists: Anton von Störck, Lead, pharmacology
His studies are considered to be the pioneering work of experimental pharmacology
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Johann Jakob Wepfer (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Johann Jakob Wepfer, Lead and Biography
Quote, Notable Specialists: Johann Jakob Wepfer, Lead and Biography
Wepfer made important contributions in the fields of experimental pharmacology and toxicology.
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