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| any chemical that can affect living processes |
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| the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems |
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| the study of drugs in humans |
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| the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy-or the medical use of drugs |
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| elicits a response for which it is given>most important property a drug can have |
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| a drug that cannot produce harmful effects-even if administered in very high doses over a long time. (Does not exist!) |
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| elicits only a response for which it is given |
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| what are the properties of an ideal drug? |
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- effective
- safe
- selective
- reversible
- predictable
- easy to administer
- freedom from drug interactions
- low cost
- stable
- easy name
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| what is the therapeutic objective? |
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| to provide maximum benefit with minimum harm |
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| the intensity of the response is determined ultimately by the ______ of a drug at its sites of action |
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impact of the body on the drugs |
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| what are the four major pharmacokinetic processes? |
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- drug absorption
- drug distribution
- drug metabolism
- drug excretion
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| impact of drugs on the body |
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