Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards
It is a substance that has the ability to interfere with life processes. It can either be beneficial or harmful to the body
Drug
It is the study of how medications work and how they effect our bodies.
Pharmacology
What is Pharmacotherapeutics?
the use of a medicine or a drug to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease
It is the research of medicines in humans for both sick and healthy volunteers.
Clinical Pharmacology
It is the study of the drug’s movement throughout the body. Process includes: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
Pharmacokinetics
It is an ethical consideration where the patients has the right to decide for their own.
Autonomy
It describes the drug’s chemical structure
Chemical name
The official, universally accepted, nonproprietary name of a drug which is usually given by developers of the drug.
Generic Name
As opposed to the Generic name of a drug, this is a proprietary name of a drug chosen by a drug company and is registered as their trademark
Trade/Brand name
An OTC meds are safe to buy even without prescription. OTC meds stands for?
Over The Counter Medicines
It is the study of the effects of medications on the body.
Pharmacodynamics
It is an effect that reduces the amount of active drug taken through oral route that went to gastro intestinal track and metabolized by the liver
Fist Pass Effect
It is the amount of drug that passed the first pass effect and was able to reach the blood stream
Bioavailability
It is a plateau drug level or the state where a medication reached the level of its maximum effect
Steady state
What do you call a process where you give large initial dose of a drug to achieve steady state more faster
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A routine where a drug is taken regularly to maintain drug concentration at a steady state
Maintenance
It is the expected effect of a drug
Therapeutic Effect
What do you call a severe allergic reaction that causes bronchoconstriction and can be life threatening
anaphylaxis
It is an expected or inevitable effects of a drug to a body
Side effects
It is the undesired or harmful effect of a medication
Adverse effect
