Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

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deals with drug’s actions as it moves through the body; discusses how drug is

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Pharmacokinetics

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covers a drug’s progress from the time it’s administered, through its passage to the tissues, until it reaches systemic circulation.

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Drug absorption

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On a cellular level, drugs are absorbed by several means—primarily through?

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Active or passive transport

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is the process by which the drug is delivered from the systemic circulation to body tissues and fluids.

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Distribution

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Factors affecting drug distribution?

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Blood flow
Solubility
Protein Binding

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is the process by which the body changes a drug from its dosage form to a more water-soluble form that can then be excreted.

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Metabolism or Biontransformation

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Drugs are metabolized into?

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Active and Inactive metabolites

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Are metabolites which are then excreted?A

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Inactive metabolites

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Metabolites that undergo further metabolism and may be excreted unchanged?

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Active metabolites

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refers to the elimination of drugs from the body

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Excretion

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Routes for drug excretion

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kidneys, lungs, exocrine glands, skin, intestinal tract

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Pharmacokinetics is a branch of pharmacology is also concerned with?

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Drug’s onset of action
Peak concentration level
Duration of action

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The study of the drug mechanisms that produce biochemical or physiologic changes in the body. The interaction at the cellular level between a drug and cellular components, such as the complex proteins that make up the cell membrane, enzymes, or target receptors, represents drug action. The response resulting from this drug action is the drug effect.

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Pharmacodynamics

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It is the response resulting from the drug action

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drug effect

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The use of drugs to treat disease

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Pharmacotherapeutics

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They can interfere with the results of a laboratory test or produce physical or chemical incompatibilities.

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Drug interactions

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This can occur between drugs or between drugs and foods.

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Drug Interactions

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What are the potential drug interactions?

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Additive effects
Potentiation
Antagonistic Effects
Decreased or increased absorption
Decreased or increased metabolism

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A drug’s desired effect

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Expected therapeutic response

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is a harmful, undesirable response.

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Adverse drug reaction

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Other name of adverse drug reaction?

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Side effector adverse effect

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What are the types of medication orders?

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STAT
Single Order
PRN
Standing Order

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Medications given immediately?

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STAT

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Medication given only once?

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SIngle Order

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Medication that is given as needed?

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PRN

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Medication that is written in advance carried out under specific circumstances

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Standing Order