Pharmacology is the study of how drugs and chemical substances affect living organisms.
Both Physiology and Pharmacology are key life sciences essential to our understanding of how drugs affect human and animal function. In particular, with the increasing specialisation of biomedical research, physiology and pharmacology provide an essential framework within which new knowledge of cells and molecules can be applied to improving human health. Both Physiologists and Pharmacologists play a major role in improving human health by actively searching for and elucidating the mechanisms of action of clinically-relevant drugs or treatments used for relieving the suffering of humans and animals. APPS Inc. Last modified June 21, 2000.