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Fundamentals of pharmacology Flashcards

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The science deals with studying the biochemical and physiological aspects of drug effects, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, toxicity, and specific mechanism of drug action

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PHARMACOLOGY

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Study of substances that interact w/ living systems through chemical processes, especially by binding to regulatory molecules & activating or inhibiting normal
processes

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PHARMACOLOGY

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Study of selective biologic activity of drugs

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PHARMACOLOGY

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  • the study of the action of drugs on living tissue, the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and their mechanism of action.
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PHARMACODYNAMICS

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a study of the processes of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion

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PHARMACOKINETICS

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study of the use of drugs in treating diseases

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PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS

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a study of the amount of drugs that are required to produce a therapeutic effect

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POSOLOGY

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the science of identification, selection, preservation, standardization, compounding, and dispensing of medicinal substances

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PHARMACY

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study of the harmful effects of drugs on living tissue, including the diagnosis and treatment thereof

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TOXICOLOGY

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a study of drugs’ physical and chemical properties together with a description of their identification and sources.

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PHARMACOGNOSY

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Substances that act on biologic systems at the chemical (molecular) level and alter
their functions

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DRUGS

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❑ Any substance or product that is used or intended to be used to modify physiological
systems or pathological states for the recipient’s benefit.
❑ Articles for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals
❑ Articles other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals

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DRUGS

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The molecular components of the body with which drugs

interact to bring about their effects

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Drug receptors

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Drugs are chemicals that modify body functions.

They may be __

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Nature of drugs

ions, carbohydrates, lipids, or proteins

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THE NATURE AND SOURCES OF DRUGS

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MAPSMD

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Mineral

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Liquid Paraffin, Magnesium Sulfate, Fe, etc.

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Animal

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Insulin, Thyroid, Epinephrine

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Plant

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Morphine, Quinine, Alkaloids

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Microorganism

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Penicillin & other antibiotics

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Drugs produced by genetic engineering

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Human Insulin, human growth hormones

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Naming of drugs (4)

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CHEMICAL NAME
GENERIC NAME
OFFICIAL NAME
BRAND NAME

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Alters certain physiologic functions & activities of body cells

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FUNCTIONAL MODIFIERS

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Functional modifiers

 The sensation of pain
 Tachycardia
 Morphine→
 Bevacizumab →

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  1. (analgesics, anesthetics)
  2. (beta-blockers)
  3. narcotic analgesic; pain perception
  4. for cancer; inhibit VRGF (vascular endothelial
    growth factor) → vascularization
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Replaces/ replenish endogenous substance that are lacking/ deficient/ absent

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REPLENISHERS

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an autoimmune disease when the immune system produces
antibodies that target the parietal cells of the stomach that leads to inhibiting/decreasing HCL & Intrinsic Factor (which are
important in VitB12 absorption

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Pernicious Anemia (Vit B12)

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having pernicious anemia can lead to __

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Megaloblastic Anemia

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Causes of VitB12 deficiency

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a. Chronic use of Proton pump Inhibitor
b. H2 Blockers
c. Diphylobotrium latum (fish tapeworm)

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Diagnosis or confirmation of a diagnosis of certain diseases

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DIAGNOSTIC AGENTS

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Myasthenia gravis

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Edrophonium (Tensilon®)

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diagnosis of bronchial asthma (Histamine)

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Pulmonary challenge test

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to visualize the outline of the GIT (Barium sulfate)

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Radiopaque

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Schemia

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Dobutamine

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used in pharmacologic stress testing

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Dobutamine/ Dipyridamole

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Agents used to kill/ inhibit the growth of cells considered as foreign to the
bodyv

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CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS AGENTS

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CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS AGENTS

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 Anti-infectives
 Anti-microbials
 Anti-neoplastic
 Anti-cancer

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Explains how a drug produces its effects

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MECHANISM OF ACTION

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NON TARGET PROTEIN-MEDIATED

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a. DIRECT CHEMICAL INTERACTION

b. COLLIGATIVE MECHANISM/MASS EFFECT

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