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Visit my website for a full list of videos. Enjoy. https://www.drkevinmangum.com Pharmacology: the study of substances that interact with living systems through chemical processes, especially by binding to regulatory molecules and activating or inhibiting normal body processes. A drug: may be defined as any substance that brings about a change in biologic function through its chemical actions. Katzung, Bertram G., Susan B. Masters, and Anthony J. Trevor, eds. "Basic & clinical pharmacology." (2012). The drug molecule interacts as an agonist (activator) or antagonist (inhibitor) with a specific molecule in the biologic system that plays a regulatory role. This target molecule is called a receptor . The actions of the drug on the body are termed Pharmacodynamic Processes The actions of the body on the drug are called Pharmacokinetic Processes Drug affinity: the tendency of two substances to form strong or weak chemical bonds forming molecules or complexes. Drug Efficacy: the ability of a drug to produce the desired therapeutic effect.