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Pharmacological
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Pharmacological
Referring to therapy that relies on drugs.
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pharmacological, pharmacologic
pertaining to pharmacology.

pharmacological antagonism
the relationship between drugs in which an antagonist inhibits the activity of an agonist by reacting with the receptor or other part of the effector mechanism. The antagonist has no other pharmacological function. It may be a competitive or noncompetitive antagonist.


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