Pharmacodynamics Flashcards
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What is pharmacodynamics
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2
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A drug may produce its effect through interaction with what
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Body control systems
Interaction with certain metabolic pathways
Direct chemical or physical mechanisms
3
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What are body control systems
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4
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With what certain metabolic pathways does the drug interact with
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For example sulfonamides compete with PABA in bacteria leading to inhibition of synthesis of folic acid
5
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What is the direct physical mechanism
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Adsorption - kaolin in diarrhea
6
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What is the direct chemical mechanisms
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