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Pharm Ch 1

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What is a drug?   Any chemical that has an affect on the processess of a living system  
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What is pharmacology?   study of drugs on living systems  
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What is clinical pharmacology?   Implies it involves humans  
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What are Pharmacotherapeutics?   Use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, treat, or induce pregnancy. THE BEST DRUG FOR A SPECIFIC PATIENT'S ISSUE  
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What are the properties of an ideal drug?   Effectiveness, Safety, Selectivity  
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What is the therapuetic objective?   Provide maximum benefit with minimal harm  
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What ultimately determines the intensity of the drug response?   The concentration of the drug (in its active form) at the site of action in the body.  
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What are the factors that influence the drug response?   Administration, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, individual variations  
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What are the factors of Administration?   Dosage size, route, timing, patient controlled compliance/adherence, hospital staff controlled med errors.  
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What are Pharmacokinetics?   What the body does to the drug  
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What are the four major processes of pharmacokinetics?   Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion  
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What is Pharmacodynamics?   What the drug does to the body once it has reached its site of action  
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