Pharmacology Chapter 1 - Introduction

Question 1

Drug - Definition

Answer 1

any chemical that can affect living processes

Question 2

Pharmacology is…

Answer 2

the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems.

Question 3

Clinical Pharmacology is…

Answer 3

the study of drugs in HUMANS.

Question 4

Therapeutics

Answer 4

the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, and treat illness (and/or) pregnancy - the MEDICAL use of drugs.

Question 5

Respiration -

Answer 5

energy formation

Question 6

Metabolism

Answer 6

anabolism and catabolism.

Question 7

Reproduction

Answer 7

DNA replication and cell division

Question 8

Eukaryotic cells

Answer 8

unicellular organism having a true nucleus and nuclear membrane. These contain ribosomes (80s), nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and Golgi-bodies.

Question 9

Prokaryotic Cells -

Answer 9

unicellular organism lacking a true nucleus and nuclear membrane, have a single loop of double-stranded DNA.
They also contain robosomes (70S) NO but does not contain the following organelles - mitochondria, nucleus, ER, GB

Question 10

Viruses -

Answer 10

Contain nucleic acid (NA), (DNA or RNA - but not both) capsid, and no other organelles.

Question 11

Disease occurs when..

Answer 11

enough cells become dysfunctional or when enough cells die and organ loses function.

Question 12

Diseases can be do too…

Answer 12

autoimmune, viruses, etc.

Question 13

Properties of an ideal drug

Answer 13

Effectiveness, safety, selectivity.

Question 14

Effectiveness

Answer 14

A drug that elicits the response it is suppose to.

Question 15

Pharmakon - means…

Answer 15

means poison in Greek.

Question 16

Selectivity -

Answer 16

one that elicits only the response for which it is given.

Question 17

What is the therapeutic objective?

Answer 17

To provide the maximum benefit with minimum harm.

Question 18

Pharmacokinetic Processes

Answer 18

movement of drugs.

Question 19

Parts of pharmacokinetic processes - MADME

Answer 19

Movement (that’s pharmacokinetic processes.)
Drug…
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and excretion.

Question 20

Pharmacodynamics -

Answer 20

determines the type of response and intensity.

Question 21

Sources of Individual variation

Answer 21

Age, sex, gender, etc.