Are drugs used qualitative or quantitative? A Medications and Pharmacology Overview
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In forensic toxicology, tests for drugs are specifically defined as either qualitative, confirming the presence or absence of a substance, or quantitative, measuring its precise concentration. The answer to whether drugs are used qualitative or quantitative is not a simple either/or, but rather a sophisticated interplay of both principles throughout a drug's lifecycle, from discovery to clinical application.
