Which science is known for preparing and dispensing drugs?
1. Pharmacology
2. Pharmaceutics
3. Traditional drug therapy
4. Therapeutics
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Pharmacology is incorrect because pharmacology is the study of medicine and of how drugs improve the health of the human body.
Rationale 2: Pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs.
Rationale 3: Traditional drug therapy is incorrect because traditional drug therapy refers to medications that are chemically produced in a laboratory.
Rationale 4: Therapeutics is incorrect because therapeutics is the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease and suffering.
Global Rationale: Pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs. Pharmacology is incorrect because pharmacology is the study of medicine and of how drugs improve the health of the human body. Traditional drug therapy is incorrect because traditional drug therapy refers to medications that are chemically produced in a laboratory. Therapeutics is incorrect because therapeutics is the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease and suffering.
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