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Vocabulary Lilley 5th Ed. Chpt 2
Pharmacological Princples Vocabulary
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 2
08/23/2010

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Additive Effect
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2 or more drugs with similar actions is the same as the sum of the indiviudal effects of the drugs given alone
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Adverse Drug Event
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An undesirable occurence related to dministering or failing to give a prescribed drug
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Adverse Drug Reaction
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An undesirable bodily efect that is a direct response to 1 or more medications. Including side effects. A.K.A Adverse Effects
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Agonist
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A drug that binds to and stimultes a biochemical receptor in the body
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Allergic Reaction
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An immunologic hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the unusual sensitivity of the patient to a particular medication. This is an example of an adverse drug event.
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Antagonist
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A drug that binds to nd inhibits the activity of one or more biochemial receptor in the body. A.K.A inhibitors
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Antagonistic Effects
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Drug interactions in which the effect of two or more drugs is less than the drug effects of each individual drug when given alone
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Bioavailability
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A measure of the extent of drug absorbancy for a given drug and route
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