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Pharmacology Terms 1
Chapters 1-5 Terms
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 1
08/28/2013

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Pharmacokinetics
Definition
What the body does to the drug
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Pharmacodynamics
Definition
What the drug does to the body
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Pharmacotherapeutics
Definition
The treatment of pathologic conditions through the use of drugs
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Blood-brain barrier
Definition
The barrier system that restricts the passage of various chemicals, (e.g bacteria, viruses)
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Chemical name
Definition
The name that describes the chemical composition and molecular structure of a drug
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Generic name
Definition
The shorter and more common name for a drug and not protected by trademark
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Interarticular
Definition
Within a joint
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Medication error
Definition
Any preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate medication use by a patient or health care professional
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Peak effect
Definition
The time required for a drug to reach its maximum therapeutic response in the body
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Pharmacognosy
Definition
The study of drugs that are obtained from natural plant and animal sources
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Trade name
Definition
The commercial name for a drug
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Drug routes (4)
Definition
Oral, Enteral, Parenteral, Topical
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Pharmacokinetics Acronym
Definition
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolize
Excretion
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PO
Definition
by mouth
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Antagonist
Definition
block/prevents
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Agonist
Definition
encourages
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Efficacy
Definition
effectiveness of the drug
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Primary site for metabolism
Definition
Liver (hepatic), (must assess patient for liver disease or use of alcohol)
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Primary site for Excretion
Definition
Kidney (must assess patient for kidney disease)
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Influencing factors of a drug
Definition
drug efficacy
drug potency
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Undesired clinical effects
Definition
Side effects
Toxic effects
Adverse effects
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Drug polymorphism
Definition
Variation in response to a drug because of a patient's age, gender, size, and/or body composition
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