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Intro Pharmacology
Intro to Pharmacology Terms for Veterinary Technology Students
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Drug name that is chosen by the manufacturer and that is the exclusive property of that company | Proprietary |
| Amount of a drug that remains in animal tissues or food products when they are consumed or administered | Residues |
| Complex sequence of events that occurs after a drug is administered to a patient | Pharmacokinetics |
| Body's ability to change a drug chemically from the form in which it was administered into a form that can be eliminated | Metabolism/Biotransformation |
| Best describes the degree to which a drug is absorbed and reaches systemic circulation | Bioavailability |
| Movement of a drug from systemic circulation into the tissues | Distribution |
| Movement of a drug from tissues/site of administration into systemic circulation | Absorption |
| Diluting or combining drugs for ease of administration | Compounding |
| Initial higher dose to increase blood concentration in a short time period | Loading Dose |
| Using a drug in a way not specified by the label | Extra-label |