Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards
It is the study of drugs and their interaction with living things which encompasses the physical, and chemical properties, biochemical and physiologic effects
Pharmacology
It is the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease
Pharmacotherapeutics
Any chemical that can affect living processes
Drug
It is the study of drugs in human for patients and healthy volunteers
Clinical Pharmacology
a drug that is given conveniently with low needed doses
Ease of administration
a drug actions that subside within an appropriate time
Reversible action
a drug that we can know with certainty how a given patient will respond
Predictability
a drug that elicits the responses for which it is given
Effectiveness
a drug that cannot produce harmful effects even if administered in very high doses and for a very long time
Safety
a drug that elicits only the response for which it is given
Selectivity
requires that the selection of research subjects be fair
Justice
Study of the effects of the drugs on the body
Pharmacodynamics
treated as independent persons capable of making decisions in their own best interests, right to self-determination
Respect for Persons/Autonomy
It describes the drug’s chemical structure
Chemical name
official, nonproprietary name, not owned by any company and universally accepted
Generic name
