Pharmacology Flashcards
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Pharmacokinetics=
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- What the body does to the drug
2
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Drug
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chemical substance of known structure which once administered produces a biological effect.
3
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Medicine
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usually one or more drug which is administered to produce therapeutic effect.
4
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Therapeutics=
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- Use of drugs to diagnose, prevent and treat illness.
5
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Formulations=
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how a drug is packaged.
6
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Excipient
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substances formulated alongside drug.
7
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Drugs usually have three different types of name. What are these?
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- Chemical name
- Generic name
- Proprietary name
8
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Pharmacodynamics=
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What drug does to body
9
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Ligand=
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- Molecule that binds to the receptor
10
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Receptor=
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Molecular target for drug
11
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Agonist=
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Molecule that activates receptor
12
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Antagonist=
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Blocks/ reduces agonist mediated response
13
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Exogenous Vs endogenous=
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outside body vs inside body
14
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What would an ideal drug do?
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- Produce pharmacological effect
- Acceptable side effects
- Reach target at right concentration at right time
- Remain at sight of action for sufficient time
- Be rapidly and completely removed from body
15
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What are key aspects of drug binding?
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Steric interaction & lock and key
