Chapter 1 PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS DPharma 2nd Year ER20 Noteskarts
Chapter 1 PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS DPharma 2nd Year ER20 Noteskarts
Chapter 1 PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS DPharma 2nd Year ER20 Noteskarts
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
Pharmacotherapeutics word derived from the two words, Pharmakon means
‘the drugs’ and therapeutic means ‘diagnosis or treatment of any disease. It
is the branch of the pharmacology which deals with the drug absorption,
drug distribution, drug elimination and their action/effects.
In the other word, we can say that it is provided the information regarding
the drugs and their action for preventing/eliminating the disease. On the
basis of receptor capability and bioavailability drugs are act on the body and
cure the disease.
Pharmacotherapy is included as the drug therapy to treating the disease
after the surgical, radiation, or physical therapy.
In the modern day, different types of chemical constituted medicine or
available which show the effect (may be positive or negative), to correct
these problem (according to the demand or patient need)
pharmacotherapeutics play a major role in the Indian system of medicine.
Day to day, human activities are increases like tree cutting, pollution, more use
pesticides, natural conditions are changes leads to born new physiological
condition of the body so, it is an also responsible for the RUM.
According to WHO- The rational use of drugs requires the patient receive
medication appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses the meet their own
individual requirements for an adequate period of time and at lowest cost to them
and their community.
Dispensing is also including to promoting factor because of, many drugs are
required special conditions during the dispensing.
4. Establishment of a multidisciplinary national body to co-ordinate policies
on medicine uses, development and use of national essential medicine lists,
sufficient government expenditure to ensure availability of medicines and
staff.