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Pharmacology Lesson 2
Pharmacology Basics
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Veterinary Medicine
Not Applicable
02/12/2014

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Term
What are two antibiotics that can be given at the same time to produce synergistic effects?
Definition
Penicillin and Gentamicin
Term
Which group of medications is not absorbed well and is ineffective systematically when given orally?
Definition
aminoglycoside antibiotics
Term
What is a type of insecticide that can become irreversibly bound to the receptor sites of the body and is considered to be a potentially potent toxin?
Definition
Organophosphate
Term
Are lipid soluble or non-lipid soluble drugs usually more soluble and readily absorbed?
Definition
Lipid soluble
Term
What plasma protein is responsible for most plasma binding?
Definition
albumin
Term
When given orally is Penicillin G acid stable or not acid stable?
Definition
not acid stable
Term
What is a receptor?
Definition
A site on a cell membrane where a drug will exert its effect
Term
What is the specialized cell that is present between the capillaries of the brain and the cerebral tissue that is effective in the blood brain barrier?
Definition
Glial cell
Term
Define agonist as it relates to pharmacology
Definition
An agonist enhances action of tissue
Term
What is a Half Life?
Definition
the amount of time that it takes for the quantity of drug in the body to be reduced by 50%
Term
True or False, most drugs are well absorbed at extremes of pH?
Definition
False
Term
In which organ of the body is drug accumulation likely to occur?
Definition
The liver
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