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chap 12
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pharmacogenomics | a field of study that defines the hereditary basic of individual differences in absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (the ADME processes) |
adverse drug reaction(ADR) | an unintended side effect of a medication that is negative or in some way injurious to a patients health |
Anaphylactic shock | a potentially fatal hypersensitivity reaction producing severe respiratory distress and cardiovascular collapse |
drug resistance | the reduction of effectiveness in a drug such as an antibiotic or antineoplastic |
idiosyncrasy | an unexpected reaction the first time a drug is taken, generally due to genetic causes |
acute viral hepatitis | an inflammatory condition of the liver caused by viruses |
cirrhosis | a chronic liver disease causing loss of function |
hyperthyroidism | a condition in which thyroid hormone secretions are above normal, often referred to as an overactive thyroid |
obstructive jaundice | an obstruction of the bile duct that causes hepatic waste products and bile to accumulate in the liver |
complexation | when two different molecules associate or attach to eachother |
displacement | a drug that is bound to a plasma protein is removed when another drug of greater binding potential binds to the same protein |
enzyme induction | the increase in hepatic enzyme activity that results in greater metabolism of drug |
enzyme inhibition | the decrease in hepatic enzyme activity that results in reduced metabolism of drugs |
additive effects | the increased effect of two drugs with similar pharmacological actions |
antidote | a drug that antagonizes the toxic effect of another |
circadian rhythm | body's biological process that repeats in a 24 hour cyclical pattern |
potentiation | when one drug with no inherent activity of its own increases the activity and effect of another drug |
synergism | when two drugs with similar pharmacological actions produce greater effects than the sum of individual effects |
drug diet interactions | when elements of ingested nutrients interact with a drug and this affects the disposition of the drug |