Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards
What is pharmacology?
Study of drugs and their interaction with living things which encompasses the physical, and chemical properties , biochemical and physiologic effects.
What is clinical pharmacology?
Study of drugs in humans for patients and healthy volunteers
What is pharmacotherapeutics?
The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease
What is drug?
Any chemical that can affect living processes
It is treated as independent persons capable of making decisions in their own best interests, and right to self-determination.
Respect for reasons/ Autonomy
The duty to protect research subjects from harm.
Beneficence
It requires that the selection of research subjects be fair.
Justice
It describes the drug’s chemical structure
Chemical name
It is official, nonproprietary name, not owned by any company and universally accepted
Generic name
It is proprietary name, chosen by the drug company and registered as a trademark
Trade/Brand name
What is PRN stands for?
Pro re nata, a Latin phrase meaning as needed
What is pharmacokinetics?
The study of the movement of the drug throughout the body
Give the 4 processes of pharmacokinetics
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion
It is the transmission of medications from the location of administration to the bloodstream
Absorption
Give at least 4 route of medication
Oral
Sublingual
Rectal
Intradermal
Subcutaneous
Intramuscular
Intravenous
