Intro Flashcards
1
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pharmacokinetics
A
body’s effect on drug (distribution, absorption, metabolism and excretion); determines [drug] interacting w receptor
2
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pharmacodynamics
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drug’s effect on body; how drugs interact with receptors
3
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terfenadine (seldane)
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anti-histamine; antagonist for H1 receptor
4
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receptor
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molecular target of drug
5
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prodrug
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inactive compound that is activated by metabolism
6
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off-target effects
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influence of drug on other receptors
7
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adverse events
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undesirable drug effects (on- or off-target effects)
8
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on-target effects
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events related to mechanism of drug action
9
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pharmacogenomics
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genetic background of patient that affects response to drug
10
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drug interactions
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drugs may affect one another adversely
11
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fexofenadine
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metabolized form of terfenadine
