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© 2014 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part Sources of Drugs (Pharmacognosy) Natural products –Plants –Animals –Minerals –Bacteria and fungi Chemical development –Synthesis of chemical makeup of a drug –Manipulation of genetic information Foxglove – source of digitoxin

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© 2014 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part Apply Your Knowledge Matching: ___ Study of poisons ___ Study of what the body does to drugs ___ Used to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease ___ Study of what drugs do to the body ___ Study of how drugs are used to treat disease ___ Study of characteristics of natural drug and their sources ANSWER: F E D C B A A.Pharmacokinetics B.Pharmacognosy C.Toxicology D.Pharmacotherapeutics E.Pharmacodynamics F.Drugs