Intro to Pharmacology

Question 1

what does ADME stand for

Answer 1

absorption
distribution
metabolism
excretion

Question 2

what does agonist mean in terms of pharmacology

Answer 2

drug that activates receptors

Question 3

what does antagonist mean in terms of pharmacology

Answer 3

a drug that blocks receptors

Question 4

define the term potency in pharmacology

Answer 4

the conc. of a drug needed to create the desired effect

Question 5

define the term efficacy in pharmacology

Answer 5

Max therapeutic effect a drug can have regardless of its dosage

Question 6

whats pharmacodynamics

Answer 6

how the drug works & what does it target

Question 7

what’s pharmacokinetics

Answer 7

what the body does tot he drug
how its administers

Question 8

What does it mean if a drug is enternal +
give some examples of enternal routes of drug administration

Answer 8

via GI tract
1. oral
2. sublingual

Question 9

give some examples of parenternal routes of drug administration

Answer 9

not via the GI tract
1. IV
2. Intramuscular
3. inhalation
4. topical ointment
5. transdermal

Question 10

which type of drug administration has the fastest onset

Answer 10

i.v.

Question 11

what’re some examples of drug targets in the body

Answer 11

enzymes (main one)
plasma membrane receptors
ion channels
nucleic acids
nucleic receptors