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phat 132

mod 5 w 1 study guide

MONICA P JOHNSONAPRIL 29,2009
half life the time taken for the blood or plasma concentration of the drug to decrease from full to half
overdose a toxic dose of a drug or other substance
side-effects results of a drug or other therapy in addition to or in extension of the desired therapeutic effects which are usually but not always undesireable
tolerance the bodys slow adaptation to a drug or higher doses are required to achieve the same effect,reduced responiveness to a drug
toxicity the state of beinnoxious refers to drugs ablilty to poison the body
pharmacodynamics study of how drugs interact with human body
pharmacokenetics study of how absoprtion, distribution biotransfermation and excretion of drugs.
pharmacy study of preparing and dispensing medication
posology study of exact amount of a drug that is needed in order to produce and therapeutic effect
toxicology study of poisons their detection their effects and establishing an antidote and methods of treatment for condtions they produce
pharmacognosy study of drugs derived from herbal and other natural sources
adverse affects harmful effects
agonist a drug that binds to a receptor and produces an appopriate physiologic response that is similiar to what an endogenous substance would do
anaphylactic shock a sudden and sever allergic reactin tha maybe life threatening
antagonist an agent that acts in physiologic oppostion in pharmacology it is an agent that prevents and agonist from binding to a receptor there by blocking its effect
bioavalibility the degree and rate at which a drug is absorbed into a livin gsystem or is made available at the site of physiologic action
biotransformation the process of conversion of drugs within the body
adverse drug reaction any unexpected obvious change in the patients condition that the physican suspects may be due to drug
dose-effect relationship relatioship between the dose of a drug/agent that produces harmful effecats and the severity of the effects on the patient
drug indication the exact reason for the use of a drug
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