materia medica vs pharmacology

materia medica and pharmacology both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
materia medica	Yes	No	No	No
pharmacology	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, materia medica and pharmacology are synonyms defined as:

materia medica and pharmacology: the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects

Other synonyms of materia medica include pharmacological medicine.

materia medica (noun)	pharmacology (noun)
the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects	the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects