Terminologies in Introduction to Pharmacology Flashcards
dissolution of drugs
pharmaceutics
study of drugs that affects the human life.
pharmacology
a property of ideal drugs that no harmful effect
safety
universal medicine with no brand name
generic name
a drug owned by the company
brand name
drugs that gives response to the receptor
agonist
hyoscine butylbromide
generic name
refe to the elimination of a drug from the body through kidneys, bowel , lungs and skin
excretion
transport of drug molecules within the body
distribution
method by which drugs are inactivated by the body
metabolism
a side effect, adverse reaction and the toxic effects of a drug
therapeutic index
absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion
process of drug transport
any undesired effect not related to desired drug effects
adverse reactions
drug with normal and expected effect when it given.
side effect
a drug happened throughout the body
pharmacodynamics