CHPT 1 TERMINOLOGY Flashcards
An inhibitor; a drug that counteracts, or provides the opposite effect of, an agonist.
Antagonist
A drug that binds to a specific receptor on a cell, typically called a target cell, and which produces a specific action within the cell and then within the body.
Agonist
A general term that applies to instances when there is an undesirable and potentially hazardous after the ingestion of a drug.
Adverse effect
The chemical composition of a specific drug. For example, the chemical name for ranitidine is quite foreign to most people and would have no meaning except to chemists.
Chemical name
How a drug works or, after the drug is ingested, what effect it will have on the body. (whether good or bad).
Mechanism of action
The location where a drug will typically be expected to exert its effect- that is, at the cellular level.
Site of action
Different from the generic name, this is the name that the pharmaceutical company uses, as a registered trademark, to promote the drug.
Trade name
Drugs are released into the market with two names: the generic and the non-generic name. The generic name is more appropriately used for the exact name of the drug, as it defines the class and something about the drugs use.
Generic name
