Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Flashcards
ABSORPTION (process)
MOVEMENT from APPLICATION SITE to EXTRA-CELLULAR FLUID
ACTIVE TRANSPORT
MECHANISM REQUIRING ENERGY
AFFINITY
TENDENCY TO COMBINE (with receptor)
AGONIST
SUBSTANCE
BINDS with SPECIFIC RECEPTOR
CAUSES PL RESPONSE
ALBUMIN
MOJOR PROTEIN in human blood
ANTAGONISTS
BLOCKING SUBSTANCES of PLR and ACTION of other substances
BINDING CAPACITY
the DEGREE to which a substance is bound to TISSUE or PLASMA
BIOTRANSFORMATION
PROCESS of the body also called METABOLISM
changing a substance into a different form.. active or inactive
BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER
SELECTIVE ENTRY CNS PROTECTIVE BOUNDARY MECHANISM from PNS
DISTRIBUTION
PROCESS of TRANSPORTATION
site of absorption—–>site of action
DOSE
MEASURED PORTION taken ONCE
DOSAGE
AMOUNT for a GIVEN CONDITION or case
EFFICACY
the POWER to PRODUCE therapeutic EFFECT
ELIMINATION (process)
SUBSTANCE REMOVAL
EXCRETION (process)
WASTE ELIMINATION
GLOBULIN
ONE type of SIMPLE PROTEIN
HALF LIFE
TIME for blood level to reach HALF of its administered level
HOMOGLOBIN
IRON containing COMPOUND for TRANSPORTATION and DELIVERY
LOADING DOSE
describes the INITIAL dose of AT LEAST the amount required for THERAPEUTIC EFFECTIVENESS
MAINTENANCE DOSE
the DOSE necessary to MAINTAIN a CONSTANT THERAPEUTIC PLASMA LEVEL
MECHANISM OF ACTION
the BIOCHEMICAL and PHYSIOLOGICAL EVENTS that occur WHEN SUBSTANCE REACHES THE TARGET TISSUE
METABOLISM
the SUM of ALL PHYSICAL and CHEMICAL CHANGES in THE BODY
MINIMUM EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION
MINIMUM AMOUNT needed in BLOOD for DESIRED THERAPEUTIC EFFECT to occur
ONSET OF ACTION
TIME between ADMINISTRATION and FIRST SIGN OF ONSET
chem/phys properties & ROA are influencers