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Ch.1 Drug Action Flashcards

1
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Disintegration and dissolution of a solid form of a medication

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Pharmaceutics

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2
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The dissolving of particles in the GI fluid before absorption

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Dissolution

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3
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To break down into small particles

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Disintegration

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4
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3 processes of Absorption

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  • Passive
  • Active
  • Pinocytosis
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5
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When drug passes to the liver first

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First-pass effect

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6
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% of the administered drug dose hat reaches the systemic circulation

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Bioavailability

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7
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Absorption that requires a carrier such as an enzyme or protein to move the drug against a concentration gradient;requires energy

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Active absorption

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8
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Occurs mostly by diffusion H->L [C}

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Passive absorption

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9
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Process by which cells carry a drug across their membrane by engulfing the drug particles

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Pinocytosis

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10
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Drug that produces a response

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Agonist

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11
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Drug that blocks a response

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Antagonist

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12
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More severe than the side effects

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Adverse Reactions

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13
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Onset time for oral pain meds admin

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45-60 min

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14
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Onset time for IM/SubCu pain med

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30 min

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15
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Onset time for IV meds

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15 min

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16
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Test to help determine renal function

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Creatine Clearance

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17
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Length of time the drug has an effect

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Duration of action

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18
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Fillers and inert substances used to help drug take shape and size

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Excipients

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19
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Drugs not bound to a protein;active

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Free drugs

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20
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Time it takes 1/2 of a drugs concentration to leave the system

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Half-life

21
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Site on receptor where drug binds

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Ligand-binding domain

22
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Large initial dose needed to get the desired response of a drug

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Loading dose

23
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Drugs that effect various receptors and are non selective

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Nonselective drugs

24
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Effect various sites and have properties that are nonspecific

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Nonspecific Drugs

25
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Time it takes to reach minimum effective levels after admin

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Onset of action

26
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Occurs when drug reaches its highest concentrations

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Peak action

27
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Highest plasma concentration of a drug at a specific time

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Peak drug level

28
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Phase where drug becomes a solution able to cross biological membrane

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Pharmaceutic Phase

29
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Study of the way drugs affect the body

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Pharmocodynamics

30
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Process of drug movement to achieve drug action

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Pharmacokenetics

31
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Study of how the effect of a drug actin varies from predicted drug response due to genetic/hereditary factors

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Pharmacogenetics

32
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Psychological benefit from a compound that may not have the chemical structure of a drug effect

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Placebo Effect

33
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Degree to which a drug binds with protein

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Protein Binding effect

34
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Physiological effects not related to desired drug effects

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Side Effects

35
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Rapid decrease in response to the drug

ie: Narcotics, barbiturates, laxatives, and psychotropic agents

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Tachyphylaxis

36
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Measures the margin of safety for a drug

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Therapeutic Index

37
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Level of drug between the minimum effective concentration and toxic concentration

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Therapeutic range(window)

38
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Evaluates three parameters of drug actions:onset, peak, and duration

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Time-response curve

39
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Decreased responsiveness over the course of therapy

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Tolerance

40
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Measures rate at which drug is eliminated

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Trough drug level

41
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NVD

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Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

42
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3 phases of drug action

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43
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4 phases of Pharmakinetics

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  1. Absorption
  2. Distribution
  3. Metabolism
  4. Excretion/elimination
44
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How the drug becomes available o the body fluids and tissue

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Distribution

45
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Main route of drug excretion happens where?

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kidneys

46
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4 Drug action categories

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  • Stimulant or depressant
  • Replacement
  • Inhibition or killing organisms
  • Irritation
47
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3 phases of drug action

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  • Pharmaceutics
  • Pharmocokinetics
  • Pharmacodynamics
48
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High protein binding effect percentage %

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89%

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