Definition of "pharmacodynamics" []

• The study of the action or effects of drugs on living organisms. (noun)

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• "As the paper says, the pKa, and in particular the ionic state of a molecule at physiological pH, affects pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics."
• "When they get the stuff to dissolve, it's given to mice or rats, and pharmacologists study where the drug goes (pharmacokinetics, PK) and biologists look to see if it's doing what it's supposed to do (pharmacodynamics, PD)."