NCIt definition : The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the mechanisms
of their actions, including the correlation of actions and effects of drugs with their
chemical structure, also, such effects on the actions of a particular drug or drugs.;
Alternative definition : CDISC-GLOSS: Branch of pharmacology that studies reactions between drugs and living
structures, including the physiological responses to pharmacological, biochemical,
physiological, and therapeutic agents.; CDISC: The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of a drug and its mechanisms
of action, including the correlation of those effects and actions with its chemical
structure.;