What is pharmacy?

Pharmacy is a science that studies drugs, involving the discovery, development, preparation, analysis, evaluation and use of drugs. The following is a brief introduction to pharmacy:

Pharmacy is a comprehensive discipline, which aims to train pharmacists and pharmaceutical researchers to have professional knowledge in theory and practice, so as to ensure the safe and effective use of drugs.

The main contents of pharmacy include the following aspects:

Medicinal Chemistry: Studying the chemical structure, synthesis methods and properties of drugs, and designing and synthesizing new drug molecules by chemical means.

Pharmacy: Study the preparation and formulation of drugs, including the preparation, quality control and stability of drugs, so as to ensure the safety and effectiveness of drugs in the process of use.

Pharmacology: to study the mechanism of action, pharmacodynamics and side effects of drugs in organisms, understand the interaction between drugs and the body, and provide basis for rational drug use.

Drug analysis: research and analysis methods, instruments and equipment used for drug quality control and research to ensure the purity, content and quality of drugs are qualified.

Pharmacoinformatics: research and application of computer and information technology to process drug-related data and information to improve the efficiency and quality of research, development and management.

Drug management and clinical pharmacy: study the clinical application and evaluation of drug therapy, including rational drug use, adverse drug reaction monitoring, drug treatment guidance, etc.

Pharmacy has a wide range of applications, involving pharmaceutical industry, medical institutions, drug regulatory departments, scientific research units and so on. Pharmacists are engaged in drug preparation, drug monitoring and drug consultation in hospitals, pharmacies or pharmaceutical enterprises; Pharmaceutical researchers conduct research and development of new drugs and quality control in scientific research institutions and pharmaceutical enterprises.