Test 4 - Module 10: Pharmacology Basics Flashcards
Pharmacology is _____.
A. The study of how a drug affects the organism
B. The study of how the organism affects the drug
C. The study of the interactions between a drug and an organism
C
Pharmacodynamics is _____
A. The study of how a drug affects the organism
B. The study of how the organism affects the drug
C. the study of the interactions between a drug and an organism
A
Pharmacokinetics is _____
A. The study of how a drug affects the organism
B. The study of how the organism affects the drug
C. the study of the interactions between a drug and an organism
B
The study of the biochemical, physiological and molecular effects of drugs on the body is ____
Pharmacodynamics
When looking at pharmacodynamics what is included? (5)
- Site of action
- Mechanism of action
- receptor binding
- post receptor effects
- chemical interactions
What three things can affect pharmacodynamics
- age
- disease/disorder
- drug-drug interactions
What three receptor subtypes are included in pharmacodynamics
- Enzymes
- Ion channels
- Membrane receptors
How do drugs bind due to chemical reactions? (4)
- Electrostatic interactions (intermolecular forces)
- Hydrophobic interactions
- Covalent bonds
- stereospecific interactions (enantiomers)
Why do we avoid covalent bonds with drugs
Because it is an intramolecular force. Makes that receptor completely unavailable
What can happen with stereospecific interactions if you have the wrong enantiomers
it might not bind, or it might bind and have negative or no effects
Drugs act as a ____ that bind to the receptor
ligand
Affinity is ____
A. Term used to compare the relative affinity of competing drugs
B. How well the drug binds to the receptor
C. How well the drug produces its desired effect
B
Efficacy is ____
A. Term used to compare the relative affinity of competing drugs
B. How well the drug binds to the receptor
C. How well the drug produces its desired effect
C
Potency is ____
A. Term used to compare the relative affinity of competing drugs
B. How well the drug binds to the receptor
C. How well the drug produces its desired effect
A
If we have a higher affinity we would be able to do what to the dose?
Have a lower dose/not take as much of the drug
What is a competitive antagonists
bind reversibly
what is a non-competitive antagonists?
Either binds irreversibly or binds to create allosteric effects that diminish an agonists ability to bind to a different receptor
The study of the ADME of drugs from the body
Pharmacokinetics
______ effects the ability of the drug to give its desired effect
concentration
_____ helps us to better understand:
1. drug administration
2. therapeutic dosing
3. time intervals between drug dosing
4. toxic dosing
pharmacokinetics
What determines time to maximal concentration at the receptor to produce peak effect?
absorption rate
_____ tells us how much of the administered drug is actually absorbed
Bioavailability