| A | B |
| pharmacokinetics | what the body does to a drug |
| pharmacodynamics | what the drug does to the body |
| palliative drugs | drugs to alleviate symptoms to make a patient more comfortable |
| diagnostic drugs | drugs used as contrast media for x-rays or for scans |
| preventative drugs | oral-contraceptives |
| drugs | chemical substances used to treat, diagnose, and cure |
| pharmacologist | a person who studies how drugs affect the body and their side effects |
| contraindications | any affects drugs will have in correlation to other medications |