Basic Pharmacology Terms Flashcards

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  • official name of the drug
  • name given to a drug the can be marketed by any company
  • it’s nonproprietary
  • lower case letter
A

Generic drugs

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  • a specific company producing the drug
  • it is proprietary
  • has a registered trademark symbol
  • it starts with a capital letter
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Trade or Brand drugs

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3
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a drug is moved from the site of administration to body fluids, this is the first process during pharmacokinetics

A

absorption

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4
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when a drug moves from circulation to body tissue or a target site

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distribution

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5
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drug is changed to a form that can be excreted

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metabolism

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6
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place where metabolism primarily takes place in the body

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liver

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7
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elimination of a drug from the body

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excretion

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place where excretion primarily takes place in the body

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Kidneys

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9
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time required for the body to eliminate 50% of a drug

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half-life

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10
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action by which an oral drug is absorbed by the small intestine and carried directly to the liver

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first-pass effect

*NOTE: the liver will metabolize a significant amount of the drug before releasing it into the body

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