'''درملپېژندنه''' چي په يوناني كې ورته فارماكولوژي وايي چي(په [[Greek language|يوناني]]:كې ''pharmacon (φάρμακον)'' مانا درمل, او ''logos (λόγος)'' مانا پوهنه)چې پښتو ويي هم د همدا ويي كټ مټ ښيي دا د هغو كيمياوي موادو زده كړه ده كوم چي شيي چي دغه مواد څنګه په ژوندي جسم كې عمل كوي دى.
If substances have [[medication|medicinal]] properties, they are considered '''pharmaceuticals'''. The field encompasses drug composition and properties, [[interaction]]s, [[toxicology]], [[therapy]], and medical applications and antipathogenic capabilities. The science is considered to have been invented by Arabic physicians in Baghdad during the [[Islamic Golden Age|Golden Age of Islam]]; pharmacopoeias were penned in Arabic as early as the 7th century (Amin A. Khairallah: ''Outline of Arabic Contributions to Medicine'': ''Chapter X, Chemistry and Pharmacy''. 1946, ).
[[Drug development|Development of medication]] is a vital concern to [[medicine]], but also has strong economical and political implications. To protect the consumer and prevent abuse, many governments regulate the manufacture, sale, and administration of medication. In the [[United States]], the main regulatory body is the [[Food and Drug Administration]] through its publication of the [[United States Pharmacopoeia|USP]].
