Basic Drug Concepts Flashcards
1
Q
What does occupation theory state?
A
Ability of agonist to produce biological effect is directly proportional to the agonist-receptor complex formation
2
Q
what does occupation theory assume?
A
assumes that drug-receptor interaction is reversible
3
Q
what does law of mass action state?
A
rate of chemical reaction directly proportional to the product of concentrations of reactants
4
Q
what is Kd?
A
measure of drug affinity for receptor
