Introduction Flashcards

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Definition of pharmacology ?

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1- science concerned with study of drugs and their interaction with living systems .

2- studing how the drugs existe chemical or physiological changes in the body

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Pharmacology divided in to ?

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1-pharmacokinetics
2- pharmaco dynamics
3- therapeutics
4-toxicology

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Difinetion of pharmacokineties ?

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Study of effect of the body on the drug , includes study of absorption , distribution , metabolism ( biotransformation ) , excretion ( elimination ) of the drug .

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Definition of pharmac dynamics ?

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Knowledge of how drug exerts its effects on body ie the mode of action , its therapentic effect and adverse effects

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Definition of theraputic ?

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( applied pharmacology) important deals with knowledge concerning treatment of a diseases
- applieds pharmacological information together with knowledge about the disease

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What is drugs ?

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are chemical agents administered to cause ( exerts ) a change the function of a living system by a specific mechanism ( mode of action ) .

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According to the sourses drugs are divided in to ?

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1- natural drugs
2- semi synthestic drugs
3- synthestic drugs

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