Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

pharmacology terms

        Help!  

term
definition
additive effect   effect of one drug added to another - same mechanism  
🗑
synergistic effect (synergism)   drugs taken together (similar effect) produce effect that is > effects of each added together - different mechanism  
🗑
drug of choice   most effacious drug for condition  
🗑
first line drugs   max efficacy with most acceptable adverse effect profile  
🗑
efficacy   max effect that can be acheived by drug - regardless of dose  
🗑
2nd line drugs   decreased efficacy compared to 1st line, and/or less acceptable adverse effect profile  
🗑
3rd line drugs   effacious but unfavorable adverse effect profile.  
🗑
antagonism   drug blocks effects of another drug  
🗑
mechanism of action   how a drug works via biological & biomechanical changes w/in body  
🗑
4 parts of pharmacokinetics   absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination  
🗑
absorption   how drug gets into plasma (route of admin)  
🗑
distribution   where drug goes in the body  
🗑
metabolism   how drug is changed in body  
🗑
elimination   how drug leaves body  
🗑
what determines absorbtion   ph of compartment, lipid solubility, vascularity of admin site  
🗑
lipid soluble   able to mix with fats  
🗑
vascularity   pertains to amount of blood vessels at admin site  
🗑
drug half-life (T 1/2)   amount of time for 1/2 drug dose to be cleared from body  
🗑
in order for a drug to work it must be?`   free in the plasma  
🗑
agonist   mimics actions of a substance in the body (endogenous substance)  
🗑
endogenous substance   substance originating w/in the body  
🗑
indirect agonism   inhibits breakdown of endogenous substance  
🗑
partial agonists   used to normalize activity: act as agonist and antagonist as needed  
🗑
Lupron   Brand name for leuprolide acetate, prescribed for the palliative treatment of prostatic cancer  
🗑
heparin   Generic name of a drug indicated for anticoagulant therapy  
🗑
Procrit   Brand name for erythropoietin, a hormone used to increase production of red blood cells in patients with cancer and renal disease  
🗑
Glucotrol   Brand name for glipizide, given to control blood sugar levels in diabetics  
🗑
Cytoxan   Brand name for cyclophosphamide, indicated in the treatment of several types of malignant neoplastic diseases  
🗑
Synthroid   Brand name for levothyroxine sodium, prescribed for patients with decreased thryoid hormone production  
🗑
Retrovir   Brand name for AZT or zidovudine, used to treat the virus responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)  
🗑
Nolvadex   Brand name for tamoxifen citrate, used for teh treatment of female breast cancer  
🗑
Adriamycin   Brand name for doxorubicin, a chemotherapy agent indicated for the treatment of breast cancer and other neoplasms  
🗑
Humulin   Brand of injectable insulin, used to replace the missing hormone in diabetics and responsible for lowering blood sugars.  
🗑
Humulin   Brand of injectable insulin, used to replace the missing hormone in diabetics and responsible for lowering blood sugars  
🗑
Demulen   Brand name for ethynodiol diacetate, used as an oral contraceptive  
🗑
Premarin   Brand name for conjugated estrogens, generally prescribed as estrogen replacement therapy  
🗑
Coumadin   Brand name for crystalline sodium warfarin, used for the prevention of blood clots  
🗑
Taxol   Brand name for paclitaxel, a drug originally obtained from the yew tree; now used to treat ovarian, breast and lung chancers.  
🗑
Micronase   Brand name for glyburide, an oral medication used to control blood sugar levels in diabetic patients.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: pfunkdesign
Popular Pharmacology sets