Pharmacology

Question 1

Pharmacology

Answer 1

Study of the effects of drugs or other organisms in biological systems.

Question 2

Pharmacokynetics

Answer 2

What your body does to the drug. Time course. Drug absoprtion

Question 3

Pharmacodynamics

Answer 3

What the drug does to your body.

Question 4

Agonist

Answer 4

Drug that bind to a cell receptor (or surface). Causes identical biological respone.

Question 5

Antagonist

Answer 5

Substance that stops the reaction of another substance.

Question 6

Allergic response

Answer 6

Hypersensitive immune reaction to a substance. Not common for most people.

Question 7

Bioavailability

Answer 7

Depends on absorption. Extend a substance becomes available to its biological destination. How much of a substance can reach the area through circulation.

Question 8

Dose

Answer 8

Amount of drug being taken at a certain time.

Question 9

EC50

Answer 9

Half minimal effective concentration. Concentration needed to cause half of the max effects.

Question 10

Efficacy

Answer 10

Ability to produce a desired effect.

Question 11

Loading dose

Answer 11

Minimun dose for it to be effective. Distribution vol x concentration steady bioavailability.

Question 12

Placebo

Answer 12

Inactive substance that is identical to drug. No real effect.

Question 13

Excretion

Answer 13

Removing waste from body.

Question 14

Metabolism

Answer 14

Chemical reactions in cells. Food into energy

Question 15

Antibiotics

Answer 15

Antimicrobial substances active against bacteria.

Question 16

Alexander Fleming

Answer 16

Discovered penicilin.

Question 17

Penicilin

Answer 17

Antibiotic against infections