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material for Exam 1

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Term
Definition
First pass   when a drug that goes to the liver before being distributed to the rest of the body  
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Examples of first pass   Enternal (GI), oral or rectal, hepatic artery, or portal vein  
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Examples of non first pass   sublingual, parental, SUBQ, IM, topical, transdermal, or inhalation  
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Ways drugs are excreted   kidney, bowel, lungs, sweat, salivary glands, and mammary glands  
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Agonist   makes a body process happen that would normally happen, just quicker  
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Antagonist   inhibits something the body naturally does from happening  
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Agonist example   Insulin  
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Antagonist example   beta blockers  
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Enzyme interaction   prevents an enzyme reaction from happening in the body  
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Non-specific Interaction   don’t do anything to the persons body, it has another action  
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Non-specific Interaction example   Antibiotics  
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Enzyme interaction example   ACE inhibitors  
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Theraputic index   ratio between a drug's theraputic benefit and it's toxis effects  
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Tolerance   A decreasing response to repeated drug use  
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Dependance   a physiological or psychological need for a drug  
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additive effect   drugs with similar actions work together  
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synergistic effect   combined effect is greater than if used alone  
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antagonist effect   drug effects are less than if given separately  
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idiosyncratic reaction   abnormal response to the drug  
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iatrogenic effects   unintentional treatment  
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teratogenic effects   drugs harmful to fetus  
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mutagenic   drug causes alteration in chromosome structure  
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Carcinogenic   chemicals and drugs that cause cancer  
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C-1 drug   no medical reason to give  
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C-2 drug   highly addictive but have medical use  
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C-3   counted meds  
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C-4   counted meds  
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C-5   controlled but sold OTC  
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Saw Palmetto   diuretic, treatment of BPH  
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Garlic   blood thinner  
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Goldenseal   Antibacterial, antifungal, and antiprotozoal  
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Ginko Biloba   helps boosts memory  
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St. Johns Wart   antidepressant  
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Valerian   sleep aid  
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adverse effects of opioids   sedation, respiratory depression, euphoria, bradycardia  
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meperidine-like drugs   fentanyl, -nil drugs  
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Mathadone-like drugs   methadone  
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morphine-like drugs   heroin, codine, hydrocodone  
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other classification   tramadol  
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