decoction - (pharmacology) the extraction by boiling of water-soluble drug substances

tincture - (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

pharmacokinetics - the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration of effect; etc.

posology - the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines

psychopharmacology - the study of drugs that affect the mind

toxicology - the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons

formulary, pharmacopeia - (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation

percutaneous, transcutaneous, transdermal, transdermic - through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches); "transdermal estrogen"; "percutaneous absorption"