ATI ENGAGE vocab Flashcards
1
Q
peak lvl
A
medication is at it’s highest concentration (not toxic)
2
Q
trough lvl
A
medication is at it’s lowest concentration
3
Q
half life
A
time it takes for medication to reach half it’s concentration
4
Q
onset of action
A
time it takes medication to produce a therapeutic effect
5
Q
duration of action
A
period of time where the drug maintains therapeutic effects
6
Q
agonist
A
activates cell receptor to initiate a preferred response
7
Q
antagonist
A
prevents the activation of a receptor
