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PHARMACOLOGY
PHARMACOLOGY - EXAM 1 KEY TERMS
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Dentistry
Undergraduate 1
05/29/2014

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Term
WHAT ORGAN IS MOST ASSOCIATED WITH ABSORPTION?
Definition
•SMALL INTESTINE
Term
WHAT ORGAN IS MOST ASSOCIATED WITH DISTRIBUTION?
Definition
•BLOOD STREAM (TISSUES)
Term
WHAT ORGAN IS MOST ASSOCIATED WITH METABOLISM?
Definition
•LIVER
Term
WHAT ORGAN IS MOST ASSOCIATED WITH EXCRETION?
Definition
•KIDNEYS
Term
"PHARMACOLOGIC" GOES BEFORE A __________
Definition
•NOUN ("DRUG")
Term
"PHARMACOLOGICALLY" GOES BEFORE A _______
Definition
•VERB ("ELIMINATE")
Term
ACRONYMS FOR ENTERAL AND PARENTERAL ROUTES ARE:
Definition
•PO: ORAL
•IV: INTRAVENOUS
•IM: INTRAMUSCULAR
•SQ OR SC: SUBCUTANEOUS
Term
ACTIVE TRANSPORT
Definition
•NEEDS ENERGY
Term
AFFINITY
Definition
•ATTRACTION BETWEEN AN AGONIST AND A RECEPTOR (EX: MORPHINE AND A RECEPTOR)
Term
AGEUSIA
Definition
•INABILITY TO TASTE
Term
AGONIST
Definition
•COULD BE GOOD OR BAD
•EX: CAN INCREASE OR DECREASE THE HEART RATE
Term
ANTAGONIST
Definition
•PREVENTS ACTIVATION
•COULD BE GOOD OR BAD
Term
ANTIBODY
Definition
•PRODUCED TO PROTECT THE BODY FROM ANTIGENS
Term
ANTIGEN
Definition
•ALLERGEN
Term
WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A 'BEHIND THE COUNTER' DRUG?
Definition
•SUDAFED
•YOU NEED AN ID TO BUY IT
Term
BBB
Definition
•BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER
•EX: ANTIHISTAMINES
-CLARITON - NON SLEEPY (1ST
GENERATION, CAN'T GET THROUGH BBB)
-BENEDRYL - SLEEPY (2ND GENERATION, CAN GET THROUGH BBB)
Term
THERE CAN BE ________ BRAND NAMES OF A DRUG
Definition
•MANY
Term
CEILING DOSE
Definition
•DOSE AT WHICH GIVING MORE DOES NO GOOD
Term
CLARK'S RULE
Definition
•CHILD'S DOSE = THE WEIGHT OF THE CHILD (IN POUNDS) TIMES THE ADULT DOSE DIVIDED BY 150lbs

EX: 50lbs x 300mg = 15,000
15,000 / 150 = 100
Child's Dose = 100mg
Term
COX-1 INHIBITOR
Definition
•CYCLOOXYGENASE I
•BAD FOR YOUR STOMACH (CAUSES ULCERS)
Term
COX-2 INHIBITOR
Definition
•COCLOOXYGENASE II
•PROTECTS YOUR STOMACH (PREVENTS ULCERS)
Term
SCHEDULE I DRUGS
Definition
•ILLEGAL AND ADDICTING
Term
SCHEDULE II DRUGS
Definition
•LEGAL AND ADDICTING
Term
SCHEDULE III DRUGS
Definition
•LEGAL AND LESS ADDICTING THAN SCHEDULE II DRUGS
Term
SCHEDULE IV DRUGS
Definition
•LEGAL AND LEAST ADDICTING
Term
DYSGEUSIA
Definition
•BAD TASTE
Term
EFFICACY
Definition
•EFFECTIVENESS OF A DRUG
•RELATED TO THE INTRINSIC ACTIVITY OF A DRUG
Term
THERE CAN BE _____________ GENERIC NAMES FOR A DRUG
Definition
•ONLY ONE
Term
HAPTEN
Definition
•TOO LITTLE BY ITSELF TO CAUSE A RESPONSE (IT NEEDS TO ATTACH TO SOMETHING)
Term
IDIOSYNCRACY
Definition
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED
Term
INTRINSIC ACTIVITY
Definition
•ACTIVITY WITHIN SOMETHING OR SOMEONE
Term
LEGEND
Definition
•DRUG SECURED BY A PRESCRIPTION
Term
METABOLISM INDUCTION
Definition
•MAKING METABOLISM HAPPEN MORE (MEANS LESS DRUG)
Term
METABOLISM INHIBITION
Definition
•PREVENTING METABOLISM (MEANS MORE DRUG)
Term
PASSIVE DIFFUSION
Definition
•OSMOSIS ENERGY
•NON-POLAR FORMS OF SOME DRUGS CAN READILY CROSS MEMBRANES BY PASSIVE DIFFUSION UNTIL EQUILIBRIUM IS REACHED
Term
PEAK / TROUGH
Definition
•PEAK: HOW HIGH THE DRUG LEVEL GOES (OVER THE PEAK IS TOXIC)
•TROUGH: HOW LOW THE DRUG LEVEL GOES (UNDER THE TROUGH IS SUB-THERAPEUTIC)
Term
PHARMACODYNAMICS
Definition
•WHAT THE DRUG DOES TO THE BODY
Term
PHARMACOKINETICS
Definition
•WHAT THE BODY DOES TO THE DRUG (ABSORPTION, METABOLISM, EXCRETION, ETC)
Term
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
Definition
•THERAPY THROUGH DRUGS
Term
PHARMACOLOGY
Definition
•THE STUDY OF DRUGS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON LIVING TISSUE
Term
PHARMACOPOEIA
Definition
•PUBLISHED SOURCE OF DRUG INFO BASED ON DRUGS IN A GIVEN GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Term
PHOCOMELIA
Definition
•ADVERSE DRUG EFFECT FROM TERATOGENIC DRUGS (NO ARMS, LEGS, HANDS, ETC)
Term
PHOTOSENSITIVITY
Definition
•LIGHT SENSITIVITY
Term
PLACEBO
Definition
•"SUGAR PILL"
Term
PLACENTAL BARRIER
Definition
•SAME CONCEPT AS THE BBB EXCEPT TOR THE FETUS
Term
PLASMA PROTEIN BINDING
Definition
•SOME DRUGS BIND TO PROTEINS AND ARE DISPLACED, RESULTING IN EXTRA DRUG (WHICH IS BAD)
Term
POTENCY
Definition
•STRENGTH (OR POTENTIAL) OF A DRUG
•RELATED TO THE AFFINITY OF A DRUG TO ITS RECEPTOR
Term
PROPRIETARY
Definition
•BRAND NAME OF A DRUG
Term
PROTAGONIST
Definition
•ALWAYS GOOD
Term
SUBLINGUAL
Definition
•UNDER THE TONGUE
Term
SUPERINFECTION
Definition
•ABOVE AND BEYOND THE ORIGINAL INFECTION THAT THE DOCTOR TREATED
•YEAST INFECTION
Term
TACHYPHYLAXIS
Definition
•HIGH HEART RATE AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF DRUG (MUCH PROTECTION)
Term
TERATOGEN
Definition
•DRUG CAPABLE OF CAUSING BIRTH DEFECTS
Term
THERAPEUTIC INDEX
Definition
•HIGH IS SAFE
•LOW UNSAFE
Term
TRANSDERMAL
Definition
•ACROSS THE SKIN
Term
TEASPOON
Definition
•TSP
•5ml
Term
TABLESPOON
Definition
•TBSP
•15ml
Term
OUNCE
Definition
•OZ
•30ml
Term
BEFORE (IN LATIN)
Definition
•ANTE
Term
AFTER MEALS (IN LATIN)
Definition
•PC (POST CIBUM)
Term
AT ONCE (IN LATIN)
Definition
•STAT (STATIM)
Term
AT BEDTIME (IN LATIN)
Definition
•HS (HORA SOMINI)
Term
AS NEEDED (IN LATIN)
Definition
•PRN (PRORE NATA)
Term
QUAQUA DIE (ABBREVIATION)
Definition
•QD
Term
TWICE A DAY (IN LATIN)
Definition
•BID (BIS IN DIE)
Term
3 TIMES A DAY (IN LATIN)
Definition
•TID (TER IN DIE)
Term
4 TIMES A DAY (IN LATIN)
Definition
•QID (QUARTER IN DIE)
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