posology

Question 1

posology

Answer 1

study of how much
study of dosage of medicine

Question 2

medicinal effect

Answer 2

therapeutic - desirable
adverse - undesirable, negative

Question 3

factors affecting dose determine

Answer 3

pharmacodynamics - how medicine effect body
pharmacokinetics (absorption metabolism distribution excretion)
patient factors
drug factors - drug interactions formulation route therapeutic index

Question 4

therapeutic index

Answer 4

ratio toxic amount; ratio safe amount
10./1.5 =6.667
depends toxic effect being measured - seizures vs death

Question 5

median effective toxic lethal dose ED50 TD50 LD50

Answer 5

dose required where 50% of test population gets desired effect/toxic effect/killed

Question 6

dose response curves

Answer 6

look at em