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Pharm - Ch. 01-03

Intro to Pharm

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Drug Any chemical that can affect living processes
Pharmacology Study of drugs and their interactions with living systems
Clinical pharmacology Study of drugs in humans
Therapeutics Use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease (or prevent pregnancy)
Pharmacy Practice of preparing and dispensing drugs
Most important properties of ideal drugs Effectiveness, safety, selectivity
If drug not effective, should it be used? No
Objective of drug therapy To provide maximum benefit with minimum harm
Six rights of drug administration Right patient, right medication, right dose, right time, right route, right documentation
The FDA has legal authority to require what of pharmaceuticals? Postmarketing safety surveillance studies, order changes in drug's label to include new safety info, and restrict distribution of drug based on safety concerns
What is the most reliable way to objectively assess drug therapy? Randomized controlled trial
Phase I involves which group of people? Healthy volunteers
Phase II and II involve which group of people? Small number of patients, who take drug for relatively short period
Phase IV involves which group of people? General public
True or false: a drug can have many generic names but one trade name False. Drug has only one generic name, but can have multiple trade names
Created by: choel
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