SL12102 - the science of medicines

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Decks in this class (26)

L2 - what is a medicine?
What is drug absorption,
What are the routes of delivery f...,
Types of injections
50  cards
L2 - what is a medicine
Overview of learning objectives,
What is drug absorption,
Routes of delivery
54  cards
L3 - concept of medicine and dosage forms, brands & generics
What is a medicine,
What is a drug,
What is an excipient
20  cards
L4 - role of dosage forms & excipients
Why are drugs not administered as...,
What is a dosage form,
Why do we need dosage forms
25  cards
L5/6 - thermodynamics
Why do we need to know about ther...,
What is thermodynamics,
What is energy
71  cards
L7 - physiochemical properties of small drugs
The body can t absorb solids so w...,
What can liberation release of dr...,
What is bioavailability influence...
70  cards
L10 - electrolytes & buffers
What can drugs be,
What are buffers,
Use of buffers
16  cards
L13 - optimising drug properties to ensure good oral bioavailability
7 requirements for a good drug,
What does it mean by drugs need t...,
What does it mean by drugs need t...
12  cards
L15- pre-formulation of solid dosage forms 2
0  cards
L16 - drug solubility & dissolution rate 1
Drugs function as what in body,
What tends to happen to poorly so...,
What is bioavailability
55  cards
L19 - drug sol & dissolution rate 4
Class 1 drug,
Class 2 drug,
Class 3 drug
40  cards
L20 - drug sol & dissolution rate 5
1  cards
L21 - gi system: structure & function
What is the gastrointestinal system,
What does the gi tract consist of,
What does the gi system consist of
41  cards
L22 - GI motility
What is swallowing,
Why is swallowing important,
What does swallowing involve
28  cards
L24 - liver anatomy & function
Can the liver regenerate,
Weight of liver,
Describe liver structure
52  cards
L25 - liver metabolism
What is elimination,
2 types of elimination,
Metabolism
25  cards
L26 - kidney structure & blood filtration
Renal system,
4 functions of the kidney,
What enzymes hormones does the ki...
17  cards
L27 - kidney: regulation of water & salts
Where is salt reabsorbed,
Where is water reabsorbed,
Where does filtration occur
11  cards
L28 - kidney: urine pH & drug removal
3 possible routes for substances ...,
Explain route where substances wo...,
Explain route where substances wo...
17  cards
L29 - recap of bioavailability, dissolution, membrane transport
Pharmacodynamics,
Pharmacokinetics,
Bioavailability
28  cards
L30/1 - physiological factors affecting drug absorption after oral administration
Absorption via gi tract,
What is the therapeutic window,
Gastric transit drug absorption
44  cards
L32 - absorption: sublingual, buccal & rectal drug delivery
Is contact of most drugs with ora...,
What is topical drug delivery to ...,
2 types of oral transmucosal deli...
38  cards
L33 - overview of absorption via different routes
Enteral drug delivery,
Parenteral drug delivery,
Intramuscular injection
31  cards
L17 drug sol & dissolution rate 2
If dissolution is fast or if the ...,
As ph increases above pka what ha...,
As ph decreases below pka what ha...
30  cards
L18 - drug sol & dissolution rate 3
Class 2 drug,
Class 1 drug oral dosage form app...,
Class 3 drugs
20  cards
L19 - drug sol & DR 5
Classification of surfactants,
Non ionic surfactants,
Polyoxyethylene chains as non ion...
44  cards

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