Medicinal Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry is the study of chemical and biochemical rationales for the design and development of drugs. Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics is comprised of those disciplines that are involved with dosage forms in pharmaceutical practice. Subdisciplines within pharmaceutics include: 1) Formulation Science in which physics and chemistry are used to prepare effective dosage forms, 2) Biopharmaceutics in which the interactions between the dosage form, itself, and various biological factors in the persons taking the dosage form are studied, and 3) Pharmacokinetics in which the time course of drugs in the body and the factors influencing the time course are studied analytically and mathematically. Pharmacology & Toxicology Pharmacology and Toxicology is the broad discipline that describes what drugs do and how they act within living systems. There can be as many subdivisions as there are organ systems affected by drugs. In our College, we have people interested in neuropharmacology (how drugs act on the brain) and mechanistic toxicology (cellular and biochemical events associated with the adverse effects of drugs and chemicals). Pharmacotherapy The mission of the Division of Pharmacotherapy is to train and educate pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists to provide specialty pharmacotherapeutic services including primary care and to conduct translational, transdisciplinary and other types of innovative research. The Divison also holds with equal value its efforts in the areas of research, practice and education. Pharmacy Administration Concerned with economic aspects of pharmacy practice and the whole health care delivery system. View these pages for information about this division for graduate study. Pharmacy Practice The Division of Pharmacy Practice is concerned with the economic aspects of pharmacy practice and the whole health care delivery system. 6 August 2007 College of Pharmacy at UT Austin Comments to: pharmacy@www.utexas.edu