INTRO TO PHARMACOLOGY Flashcards
Define pharmacology
the branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects and modes of action of drugs
Define Drug
A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested, or otherwise introduced to the body.
Define Pharmacokinetics
How the body deals with a a drug
Define Pharmacodynamics
The effect of a drug on the body
Define therapeutic effect
A consequence of any medical treatment, the results of which are deemed to be desirable and beneficial.
Define side effect
Secondary effect of a drug
Define drug interaction
when the administration of one drug, before or after, effects the results of one or both drugs
Define drug allergy
immunological reaction to a drug
Define drug abuse
inappropriate intake of a substance either continually or periodically
Define drug dependence
a persons reliance on, or need to take a drug/substance
Define illicit drug
unregulated, illegally sold drugs
Define dose
a dose of a drug that achieves the desired effect without causing harmful side effects
Define bioavailability
the drug has reached circulation and is available for all the tissues
Define tolerance
a decreasing response to repetitive drug doses
Define agonist
a drug that initiates the receptor to activate the biological reaction