Pharm 1 Final Flashcards
no drugs are completely ________
safe
elicits response with no side effects
selectivity
study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
pharmacology
use of drugs in the treatment and prevention of disease or conditions
pharmacotherapeutics
any chemical agent that affects the process of living
drug
the study of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
pharmacokinetics
the study of the biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs on the body
pharmacodynamics
no medicinal value and greatest abused
1
high potential for abuse but medical use
2
cough syrup; sign for and some don’t have prescription
5
T1/2 time required for amount of drug in the body to decline by 50%.
half life
Warfarin 1/2 life = 24 hours
Give 1 q day
point at which the amount of drug eliminated between doses equals the amount of drug administered
steady state
steady state is reached in __ drug half lives.
4
what is the most reliable way to evaluate all new drugs
random controlled trials RCT
performed in animals 1-5 years.
preclinical testing
in healthy volunteers
phase 1
testing in patients
phase 2
tests safety and effectiveness
phase 3
post marketing surveillance–monitor side effects
phase 4
molecules which activate receptors
agonist
molecules which prevents receptor activation by endogenous regulatory molecules (a blockers)
antagonist
can act as both a antagonist and agonist (can block or stimulate and same time)
partial agonist
decrease responsiveness to a drug as a result of repeated drug administration
tolerance
uncommon drug response resulting from genetic predisposition (we don’t know they occur until they happen)
idiosyncratic effect
disease produced by physician (drug caused disease)
iatrogenic disease
drug induced birth defect
teratogenic
cancer causing
carcinogenic
space between toxic and MEC minimal effective concentration
therapeutic index/range
lowers level of object drug
induction
increases level of object drug
inhibition
any noxious unintended and undeserved effect that occurs at a normal range
adverse drug reaction
any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medicine use or patient harm, while in control of health care worker
med error
numerical parameter which indicates extent of drug distribution in body; the measure of appropriate space in the body available to contain the drug (larger the # the more it goes through your body)
volume of distribution
renal function declines with age and is a big deal with the elderly
creatine clearance