Exam 1- Introduction

Question 1

what is pharmacology?

Answer 1

branch of medicine to do with drugs: uses, effects, and modes of action

Question 2

what are the two categories of the pharmacological effects of drugs?

Answer 2

beneficial and undesirable

Question 3

what does a drug need to produce its intended effect?

Answer 3

have the right formulation and route of administration
reach site of action
produce its pharmacological effect
produce desired therapeutic effect

Question 4

what is pharmacodynamics?

Answer 4

what the drug does to the body

Question 5

true/false: drugs can impart a new function according to the receptor theory

Answer 5

false except with gene therapy

Question 6

what is the difference between agonists and antagonists?

Answer 6

agonist mimic and endogenous substance while antagonists inhibit the effect of agonists

Question 7

do antagonists have an intrinsic activity?

Answer 7

no

Question 8

what are the therapeutic implications that you must think about when using a receptor-mediated drug?

Answer 8

that drug must bind to a receptor
the drug-receptor complex must elicit a response
organ specific action is dependent on the presence of that receptor