Dawa ya famasia

Dawa ya famasia (kwa Kiingereza pharmaceutical, medicament au drug) ni dawa inayotumika kwa upimaji, tiba na kinga ya maradhi.Definition and classification of Drug or Pharmaceutical Regulatory aspects of drug approval  Accessed 30 December 2013.US Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, SEC. 210., (g)(1)(B).  Accessed 17 August 2008.Directive 2004/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 amending Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to [[Medicine|medicinal products for human use. Article 1.] Published 31 March 2004. Accessed 17 August 2008. 

Namna ya kutumia dawa (kwa Kiingereza pharmacotherapy) ni sehemu muhimu ya uganga wa kisayansi na inategemea fani ya utengenezaji wa dawa (pharmacology) kwa ajili ya ustawi wa mfululizo na inategemea ufamasia kwa matumizi ya kufaa.

Dawa hizo zinaainishwa namna mbalimbali, kama vile kulingana na mtaalamu gani anaweza kuziagiza kwa mgonjwa, au kulingana na asili ya dawa, au kulingana na lengo la tiba. Shirika la Afya Duniani lina orodha ya dawa muhimu zinazotarajiwa kupatikana kokote.

Utengenezaji wa dawa unahitaji kazi na gharama kubwa ambazo kwa kawaida ni juu ya wanasayansi na kampuni za kifamasia. Kwa kawaida serikali inaratibu biashara ya dawa. 

Tanbihi

 Viungo vya nje 
 WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
 Medicines in Development | PhRMA 
 Informations and Leaflets of approved pharmaceutical drugs | Diagnosia 
 SuperCYP: Database for Drug-Cytochrome- and Drug-Drug-interactions 

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