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What Are the Two Main Groups of Drugs?: Therapeutic and Pharmacological Classification Explained

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With thousands of medications available on the market, proper organization is crucial for safe and effective healthcare. Pharmacologists and medical professionals use specific systems to organize this vast array of agents, leading to the central question: **what are the two main groups of drugs**? The most widely recognized classifications are based on a drug's therapeutic use and its specific pharmacological mechanism of action.