Intro Flashcards
What is a drug
A drug is an external substance that acts on living tissue to produce a measurable change in the function of that tissue
Types of drug use in dentistry
Local anaesthetic
Antimicrobials
Anxiolytics
Analgesics
Medical drugs
Anxiolytics
Anxiety meds
Analgesics
Pain meds
Difference between hormone and neural messages
Hormone-all tissues
Neural - specific tissues
Examples of hormone systems
Insulin/glucagon
T3 T4
Cortisol/aldosterone
Control of heart rate
Symp- speeds up heart rate adrenaline on beta adrenergic receptors
Parasympathetic- slows down heart rate Ach on m2 muscarinic receptors
Beta agonist
Adrenaline
Atenolol
Beta blocker
Pilocarpine
Cholinergic agonist
Atropine
Cholinergic blocker , increases heart rate
Topical drug administration
Drug applied to the tissue where it acts
Systemic drug administration
Drug applied to the whole organism
Parenteral
Drug administered by injection
Transdermal
Drug applied to skin for adsorption