UNSW Handbook Occupation

Pharmacologist

Description

Pharmacologists examine drugs and their action on living tissue, whether on overall body function, or on organs or individual cells. Pharmacology should not be confused with pharmacy, which is involved with the preparation, supply and retail dispensing of drugs for medicinal and veterinary use.

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