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| movement of a substanst through a cell membrane against the osmotic gradient; that is from an area of lesser concentration to an area of higher concentration, opposit to the normal direction of diffusion; requires the use of energy |
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| Agent that enhance the effects of other drugs |
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| Pertaining to the neurotransmitter norepinephrine. |
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| force of attraction between a drug and a receptor |
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| Drug that binds to a receptor and causes it to initiate the expected response |
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| the opposing action of a substances, as drugs, that when taken together decrease the effectiveness of at least one of them. |
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| drung that bings to a receptor but does not cause it to initiate the explected response |
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| Drug that inhibits clotting |
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| drug used to treat and prevent cardiac rhythms |
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| Drug used to prevet vomiting |
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| Drug used to treat neoplasms, or cancer |
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| Medication that arrests the effects of histamine by blocking its receptors |
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Drug used to treat high blood cholesterol
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| Drug used to treat hypertension or high blood pressure |
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| Drug that decreases the formation of platelet plugs |
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| Medication that suppresses the stimulus to cough in the central nervous system |
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| Test that determines the amount and purity of a given chemical in a perpartion in the laboratory |
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| The part of the nervous system controlling involuntary boduly functions. it is divided into the sympathetic and the parasympathetic systems |
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| test to ascertain a drugs availability in a biological model |
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| amount of drug that is still active after it reaches its target |
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| time it takes the body to eliminate one half of a drug |
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| Chemical alteration of a substance within the body; in the case of hazardous materials, the body works to create less toxic materials |
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| tight junctions of the capillary endothelial cells in the central nervous system vasculature through which only non protien-bound, highly lipid soluble drugs can pass. |
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| Concentrated mass of medication |
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| between the cheeks and the gums |
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| Carrier Mediated Diffusion |
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| Process in which carrier protiens transport large molecules across the cell membrance; also called facilitated diffusions |
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| pertaining to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine |
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| affecting the rate or timing of a physiological process, as the heart rate |
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| the increase activity demonstrated by a drug when repeated doses accumulate in the body and exert a greater biological effect that the initial dose |
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| Movement of solute in a solution from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration |
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| An agent that increases urine secreation and elimination of body water; drug used to reduce circulating blood volume by increasing the amount of urine |
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| Speed of impulse transmission |
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| Length of time the amount of druge remains above its minimum effective concentration |
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| A drugs ability to cause the expected response |
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| Delivery of a medication through the gastrointestinal tract |
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| medication intended to increase the productivity of cough |
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| common side effects of antipsychotic medications, including muscle trmmors and parkinsonism-like effects |
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| Diffusion of a substance such as glucose through a cell membrane that requires the assistance of a "helper" or carrier protien. Also called carrier-mediated diffusion |
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| the livers parial or complete interaction of a drug before it reaches the systemic circulation |
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| physological tolerance to or psychological dependence on a drug, short of addiction |
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| An exaggerated and harmful immune response; an umbrella term for alergy, autoimmunity and isoimmunity |
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| a peculiarity of the physical or the mental constitution, especially susceptibility towards drugs, food, ect. |
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| A special symptom or the like that points out a suitable remedy or treatment or shows the presence of a disease |
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| Cardiac contractile force |
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| the time from administration until a medication reaches its minimum effective concentration |
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| movement of a solvent in a solution from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration |
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| Drug or other substance that blocks or inhibits the actions of parasympathetic nerbous system; also called anticholinergic |
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| Drug or other substance that causes effects likethose of the parasymoathetic nervous system, also called cholinergic |
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| Delivery of a medication outside of the gastroinestinal tract, typically using needles to ingect medications into the circulatory system or tissues |
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| biochemical barrier at the maternal/fetal interface that restricts certain molecules |
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| to increase the effectivness or intensity |
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| the period of time when myocardial cells have not yet completely repolorized and cannot be stimulated again. |
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| Unintended or Unwated response to a drug |
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| Drug or other substance that blocks the actions of the sympathetic nervous system; also called adrenergic |
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| Pharmocological principle in which two drugs or other substance work together to produce an effect niether of them can produce on their own |
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| Medication that may deform or kill the fetus |
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| The power of enduring or resisting the action of a drug, poison, ect. |
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| something unwanted brought about by a cause or agent; unwanted result |
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| Drug or other substance that causes effects like those of the sympathetic Nervous System; also called adrenergic |
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