Week 2 Flashcards
Drugs are biologic active substances that can modify
Cell function
Terms used to measure drug response or ACTION
Dose response curve
Potency
Efficacy
Describe dose effect curve
Dose of a drug (amount) given with a measured effect (response)
On a dose effect curve graph what does x axis represent and what does h axis represent
X axis - increasing dose
Y axis - increasing effect of the drug
Describe what the therapeutic effect looks like on a graph
As dose (x axis) increases the effect is 0 at first then a quick increase effect
What does EC50
Effective concentration of drug is needed to get half of maximum effect
What is potency
The amount of drug to provide an effect
Potency is shown by the location along the
Log dose axis (x axis )
10mg of morpheme has the same effect as 100mg of meperidine therefore which is more potent?
Morphine
More potent drugs can reach _____ levels at lower doses
Toxic
What is the maximum intensity of effect (response) that can be produced by a drug no matter the dose
Maximal effect
If drug dose is increased after maximal effect it may increase chance for an?
Adverse reaction
Efficacy indicates?
Drug action
What is the therapeutic index (TI)
Ratio of median lethal dose (LD50) to the median effective dose (ED50)
* TI = LD50/ED50
What is LD50
Death dose in 50% of test animals
What is ED50
Dose required to produce desirable effect on 50% of tested animals
The higher the therapeutic index (TI)
The safer the drug
Drugs do not perform a new function on the organism, either the drug produces the same ____ or ____
The same action as an endogenous agent or block the action of the endogenous agent
Endogenous agents are
Any chemicals produced in your body (ex hormones)
Drug must bind to a ____ on the cell membrane to exert an effect
Receptor
What are drug receptors
Many large molecules (proteins) either on the cell membrane or within the cell
Usually specific drug binds with a specific receptor, what action is happening?
Lock and key
Drug receptor interactions are
Weak chemical bonds
Different drugs compete for same receptor sites, stronger ____(more potent) binds with more receptors than weaker _____ (less potent) drugs
Affinity for both blanks
Describe agonist drugs
Naturally occurring neurotransmitters (NTs)