pharmacology vs materia medica

pharmacology and materia medica both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of pharmacology include pharmacological medicine.

pharmacology (noun)	materia medica (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