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Pharmacology wk1

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Therapeuticindex Margin of safety
absorption passage of drug from administrative site into blood stream
metabolite first product of biotransformation
idiosyncrasy unusual, unexpected response to medication
antagonist effect of two drugs that cancel each other
pharmacogenetics study of the influence of genes on an individual's response to a drug
tolerance progressive decrease in drug effectiveness over time, so larger doses must be given for same effect
affinity attraction between drug and receptor
half-life amount of time for drug concentration to reduce by 50%
pharmacodynamics impact of drugs on the body
bioavailability amount of drug absorbed into bloodstream
distribution transport of drug to target tissue
metabolism breakdown of medication
excretion elimination of drug from body
nonadherence noncompliance
allergy hypersensitivity response to drug to which the client was previously exposed
teratogenicity ability of drug to cause abnormality in developing fetus
proteinbinding mode of distribution
dependency craving for a drug that may be psychological or physical
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