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Pharmacology wk1
first quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |