Basic Pharmacology

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The science that deals with the study of drugs in all its aspects.

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Pharmacology

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The study of the drug in terms of its history, source of chemical and physical properties, mechanism of action, absorption, distribution, bio-transformations and other uses of the drug.

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Pharmacology

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The study of the way a drug is ABSORBED, then DISTRIBUTED to the tissues of the body, METABOLIZED and EXCRETED.
MOVEMENT of the drug in the body

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Pharmacokinetics

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• The study of a DRUG’s ACTIVITY, describing the nature and magnitude of the response, once it reaches its SITE OF ACTION.
• What the drug DOES to a body

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Pharmacodynamics

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Determines the DOSAGE of the drug recommended for patients, and HOW they should TAKE it.

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Pharmacokinetic Profile

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What are the 4 Pharmacokinetic Processes?

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Absorption
Digestion
Metabolism
Excretion

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The process by which a drug moves from the SITE OF ADMINISTRATION into the BLOODSTREAM.

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Absorption

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The process by which a drug, when taken, is PARTITIONED among THE VARIOUS ORGANS and TISSUES in the body where the drug EXERTS ITS ACTION.

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Distribution

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The process by which a drug in the body may be changed into other, usually smaller, molecules called METABOLITES.

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Metabolism

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The process by which drugs or their metabolites are eliminated from the body

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Excretion

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Rate of absorption affects _______ and ______.

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Duration

Intensity of Action

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Factors affecting absorption are:

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Gastric Motility
Rate of Blood Flow
Area of Absorbing Surface
Molecular Size
Solubility

GRAMS

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Body compartments in which drugs accumulate

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Reservoir

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Also known as biotransformation

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Metabolism

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True or False.

Metabolites may be active or inactive, usually lees active than the parent drug

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True

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Metabolism happens in the _____, if drug is taken orally.

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Liver

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True or False.

Lipid Soluble drugs are eliminated faster

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False. They are eliminated slowly

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True or False.

Drugs are eliminated in the body either unchanged or as metabolites

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True

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What are the 7 excretory Routes.

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Sweat
Tears
Respiratory Gases
Saliva
Mother's Milk
Urine
Stool

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What are the 6 Pharmacokinetic Parameters?

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Bioavailability
Area under the curve
Peak serum concentration
Half life
First-pass effect
Blood protein binding

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The amount of the ADMINISTERED drug which arrives in its THERAPEUTIC form at the SITE OF ACTION

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Bioavailability

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Measurement of the AMOUNT of drug that has been ABSORBED at a GIVEN TIME after administration

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Area under the Curve

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The MAXIMUM level of drug achieved in the BLOODSTREAM

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Peak serum drug concentration

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The TIME it takes for the concentration of the drug in the bloodstream to fall to half of its peak value.

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Half Life

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The metabolism of drugs the FIRST TIME they pass through the LIVER, before they have the chance to circulate to other body tissues. May reduce bioavailability and so affect dosage.

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First-Pass Effect

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The affinity of a drug to bind with proteins, chiefly ALBUMIN, in the blood stream

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Blood Protein Binding

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True of false.
Protein bound proportion of a drug may be pharmacologically inactive, leaving only the unbound drug being available to the tissues.

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True

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What are the two pharmacodynamic parameters?

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MIC - minimum inhibitory concentration

MBC - minimum bactericidal concentration

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Lowest drug concentration needed to inhibit the growth of the bacteria

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Minimum Inhibitory Concentration

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Lowest drug concentration needed to kill a particular bacteria strain

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Minimum Bactericidal Concentration

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Length of time that the serum concentrations of the antibiotic remains higher than the MIC.

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T>MIC

Time above MIC

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3 Pharmacodynamic Properties

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Drug Action
Drug Effects
Drug Response Curves

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The initial INTERACTION of the drug with its receptor/target molecule

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Drug Action

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Physiological Effects that result from the binding of the drug with its receptor.

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Drug Effects

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Efficacy of the drug at different DOSES.

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Drug Response Curves

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Used to designate a quantitative statement of the selectivity of the drug when a therapeutic and an untoward effect are being compared.

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Therapeutic Index
TD50
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ED50

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Has therapeutic effects at a dose that is unlikely to cause toxic effects

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Wide therapeutic index

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Has therapeutic effects at a dose that is close to the toxic dose

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Narrow therapeutic Index

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Unwanted effects that occur when the drug is used within its normal dosage range

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Side Effect

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Potentially dangerous effect that occur at doses higher than the normal therapeutic range

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Toxic effect

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The ability to cause developmental defects in the fetus

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Teratogenicity

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The ability to cause toxic effects in the fetus

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Fetotoxicity

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Patient Factors Influencing Risk of Adverse Reactions

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Body Weight
Age and Sex
Allergy
Route of Administration
Time of Administration

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The science and art of using drugs in the treatment of disease

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Pharmacotherapeutics