pharmacologic actions การใช้

• Medications are divided into several groups based on chemical structure and pharmacologic action.
• For example, the rate of metabolism determines the duration and intensity of a drug's pharmacologic action.
• "Hallucination " ( from Latin " alucinor " " to wander in mind " ) is defined as : " The apparent, often strong subjective perception of an external object or event when no such stimulus or situation is present; may be visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, or tactile . " " Hallucinogen " ( coined in 1952 from Latin " alucinor " and "-gen " " producing " ) : " A mind-altering chemical, drug, or agent, specifically a chemical the most prominent pharmacologic action of which is on the central nervous system ( mescaline ); in normal people, it elicits optic or auditory hallucinations, depersonalization, perceptual disturbances, and disturbances of thought processes ."