Block 1 Flashcards
Pharmacology
The study of the interactions of drugs with living systems
Clinical Pharmacology
The application of pharmacology principles to patients
Pharmacy
The science of practice of the preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs
Toxicology
The study of poisons and their treatments
Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical pharmacology as applied to veterinary (animal) species. A component of therapeutics (pharmacotherapeutics).
Evidence-based Medicine
Pharmacological principles based on valid, relevant research, and clinical data
Pharmacokinetics
ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion).
“What the animal does to the drug.”
Describes the disposition or movement of drugs within the body.
Pharmacodynamics
“What the drug does to the animal.”
Describes the mechanism of action
Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act 1994 (AMDUCA)
Allows veterinarians to prescribe drugs for extra-label use.
Applies to all animal species (not only food-producing animals).
Extra-label drug use is NOT permitted if _____
It results in an illegal food residue, or any residue which may present a risk to public health
The Food Animal Residues Avoidance Databank (FARAD)
Computer system that provides information including withdrawal times of all drugs
Prescription drugs are regulated by ______
FDA
Controlled drugs are regulated by _____
DEA
Dose
Amount of drug given to achieve a certain effect
Dosage
Amount of drug per unit body weight (multiply unit of drug by body weight of patient).
Typically milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg).
Most dosages will have a range.
Concentration
Amount of drug per unit of volume from the stock supply of medication (ie dosage form or formulation)
FDA oversees ____
drug approval and safety
DEA monitors use of products with ____
high abuse potential (ie controlled drugs)