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Surface Pharm 1 test
Pharm 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Drug | Any chemical that can affect living process |
| Pharmacology | the study of drugs and theirinteractions with living system |
| Clinical Pharmacology | The study of drugs in humans |
| Therapeutics | use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or prevent pregnancy |
| Effectiveness | elicts the responce for which it is given. MOST IMPORTANT PROPERTY! |
| Safety | Cannot produce harmful effects. NO SUCH DRUG |
| reversable action | for most drugs important that effects reversible. |
| Ease of administration | convenient |
| Freedom of drug interaction | Would not interact with other agents |
| Low cost | easy to afford |
| chemical stability | retain its activity indefinitely |
| Possession of simple generic name | easy to recall and pronounce |