ToxExam1Breakdown Flashcards
Any substance that, when administered to living organisms, produces a change in function.
Drug
Study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical or bio agents on living organisms and the ecosystem.
Toxicology
Study of the science of drugs including their uses, effects, and modes of action.
Pharmacology
What is the intended physiological effect of a drug.
Therapeutic effect
Medical conditions or diseases for which the drug is meant to be used?
Indication
Conditions/circumstances for which the drug should NOT be used?
Contraindications
Conditions or types of patients that warrant closer observation for specific side effects.
Caution
Unintended effects other than therapeutic effect, may or may not be negative.
Side effect
A side effect that is negative, undesirable, unpleasant, or even dangerous.
Adverse effect
Adverse effect of a drug resulting in drug poisoning, can be life-threatening.
Toxic effect/Toxicity
Drugs, supplements, or foods that may alter the effect of the drug, and usually should not be given during the same course of therapy.
Interaction
Location w/in the body where the drug exerts its therapeutic effect.
Site of action
How a drug produces its effects.
Mechanism of action
Action usually begins after drug attaches itself to some chemical structure, usually specific location.
Receptor site
Drugs that bind to a specific receptor and produce an action.
Agonist
Drugs that bind to specific receptors, prohibiting an effect.
Antagonists
When both agonist and antagonist drugs bind to the same receptor and are administered together.
Competitive antagonism
Which drug action is beneficial for overdoses: agonists, antagonists, or competitive antagonists?
Competitive antagonists
Amount of drug given to produce an effect.
Dose (dose-response relationship)
How often the drug is given.
Frequency (time-response relationship)
Smallest amount of a drug that will produce a therapeutic effect.
Minimum dose
Initial high dose used to quickly elevate blood levels of the drug.
Loading dose
Dose that is customarily given to produce a desired effect.
Therapeutic dose
Largest amount of a drug that will produce a desired effect w/out producing symptoms of toxicity.
Maximum dose
Dose required to keep the drug blood levels steady in order to maintain the desired effect.
Maintenance dose
Amount of a drug that will produce harmful side effects or symptoms of poisoning.
Toxic dose
Dose necessary to produce half of the maximum response, used to compare potency of drugs.
Effective Dose 50 (ED50)
First attempt to protect consumers in manufacture of drugs and foods.
1906 Pure Food and Drug Act
What 2 things did the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act require drug makers to do?
- Label dangerous ingredients
2. All drugs to meet minimal standards of strength, purity, and quality
Drug Law passed after a drug company distributed a sulfa drug to pediatric patients.
1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD and C)
The 1938 FD and C authorized the FDA to demand what 3 things of drug makers?
- ) Evidence of safety for new drugs
- ) Issue standards for Foods
- ) Conduct factory inspections
Drug Law defining drugs that could only be purchased if the patient had a prescription form a licensed practitioner.
1951 FDandC Durham-Humphrey Amendment
Drug Law requiring approval of all new food additives.
1958 FDandC Food Additives Amendment
What are the Food Additives Amendment Exemptions?
- ) “Generally recognized as safe (GRAS)”
2. ) substances approved prior to amendment
Drug Law requiring all colors (natural or synthetic) must be approved.
1960 FDandC Color Additives Amendment
Drug Law requiring drug manufacturers to use standard labeling, listing adverse reactions and contraindications.
1962 FDandC Kefauver-Harris Amendment
Drug Law designed to regulate the dispensing of drugs that have the potential for abuse.
1970 Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevent and Control Act
What Schedule is described as:
–High abuse potential, no accepted medical use.
Schedule 1
What are examples of Schedule 1 substances?
Heroin
LSD
Marijuana
Methaquilone (qualudes)
What schedule is defined as:
–High abuse potential, accepted medical use.
Schedule 2
What are examples of schedule 2 substances?
Vicodin
Cochin
Demerol
Adderall
What schedule is defined as:
–Moderate abuse potential and accepted medical use.
Schedule 3
What are examples of schedule 3 substances?
Tylenol w/ codeine
Ketamine
Anabolic steroids
What schedule is defined as:
–Low abuse potential and accepted medical use.
Schedule 4
What are examples of Schedule 4 substances?
Xanax
Valium
Ativan
Ambien
What schedule is defined as:
–Limited abuse potential and accepted medical use.
Robitussin AC (codeine)
Lomotil
Lyrics
Motown
Drug Law allowing FDA to take action against any unsafe dietary supplement.
1994 Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act
What Drug Law reinvestigated pesticide tolerance levels?
1996 Food Quality Protection Act
Prior to FDA approval for use in humans, every drug must fulfill what 2 requirements?
- ) Efficacy
2. ) Safety
Dose that will kill 50% of animals tested?
Lethal Dose (LD50)