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Pharmacology
terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | Study of drugs and effects. |
| Pharmacodynamics | Study of Chemical and physiologic effects and mechanics (the way they work) |
| Pharmakinetcs | Drug Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. |
| Pharmacognosy | Study of Herbal |
| Pharmacotherapeutics | Theraputic specific disease |
| Toxicology | Study of posions |
| Affinity | Attractive force |
| Agonist | Drug that binds to receptor and MIMICS |
| Adverse effects | BAD HARMFUL effects |
| ADR | Adverse DRUG REACTION |
| Alteration | How the body Absorbs |
| Anaphlyatic Shock | Severe Allergic Reaction |
| Bioavaliability | A drug or substance becoming avaliable by a specific tissue or organ after administration |
| Biotransformation | Conversion of drugs transformation conversion |
| conjugation | combination of substanced with sulfurir or g acid STOPPING activity getting ready for EXIT, EXCRETION |
| Distribution | the passage of an agent |
| Dose Effect Relationship | The relationship between a dose and drug with therapudic effects |
| Excretion | The last stage of pharmokinetics exit of waste in body |
| Half Life | t1/2 half the time it takes medicine to work 50% |
| First Pass Effect | Drug is in liver to be metabolized before sending to the body |
| Hydrolyis | Reducing a compound using water |
| Reduction | A substance reaction with electrons |
| Oxidation | combining with oxygen |
| Idiosyncratic | Weird peculiar |
| Absorbtion | Movment of drug into circulation |
| Breakdown | Stomach, LIVER, intestines, moves through blood WAY OF MOVING THROUGH BLOOD |
| Side effects | Unwanted effects |
| The Food & Drug Act 1906 | The first federal drug law. 1906 |
| Federal Food/drug/cosmetic Act |