Terminologies and Introduction to Pharmacology

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The study of drugs and their interaction with living things which encompasses the physical, and chemical properties, biochemical and physiologic effect

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Pharmacology

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Any chemical that can affect living processes

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Drug

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Study of drugs in humans for patients and healthy volunteers

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Clinical Pharmacology

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The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease

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Pharmacotherapeutic

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A drug that cannot produce harmful effects even if administered in very high doses and for a very long time

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Safety

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A drug that elicit the responses for which it is given

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Effectiveness

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A drug that elicits only the response for which it is given

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Selectivity

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A drug actions that subside within an appropriate time

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Reversible Action

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A drug that we can know with certainty how a given patient will respond

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Predictability

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A drug that is given conveniently with low needed doses

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Ease of Administration

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Describes the drug’s chemical structure

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Chemical Name

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Official, nonproprietary name, not owned by any company and universally accepted

provided by the developers

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Generic Name

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Proprietary name, chosen by the drug company and registered as trademark

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Trade / Brand Name

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Drugs found to be safe and appropriate for the use without direct supervision of the healthcare provider

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Over the Counter Drugs (OTC)

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Also known as compliance. Defined as the extent which a patient’s behavior coincides with medical advice

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Patient Adherence

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The study of the movement of the drug throughout the body

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Pharmacokinetics

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Refers to the percentage of administrating drug available for activity

The amount of drug passed on first pass effect

The amount of drug that was able to get into the bloodstream

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Bioavailability

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Reduces the amount of active drug available to exert a pharmacologic effect

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First Pass Effect

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Study of the effects of the drugs on the body

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Pharmacodynamics

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It describes the relationship between the therapeutic dose of the drug and the toxic dose of a drug

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Therapeutic Index