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The time from when a drug is administered until the time it starts working is the ?
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Onset
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When the drug is working at its highest concentration/ best effect is the ?
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peak
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How long a drug works is its ?
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duration
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The ? tells us when we can give the next dose of meds based on ? levels.
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trough
blood |
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Common drugs that we test peaks and troughs on are antibiotics name 2- ? and ? and they are ? to the kidneys.
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Gentamycin
Vancomycin nephrotoxic |
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Pharmacy concept #2 is ?
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pharmacodynamics
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A ? interacts with a receptor to bind and produce and effect.
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Agonist
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? activity is the drugs ability to initiate response after binding.
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Intrinsic
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An ? blocks/ prevents a drugs response.
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Antogonist
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A ? antagonist competes with agonist for receptor sites.
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Competitive
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A ? antagonist binds to receptor cites and blocks the effects of the agonist.
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Non-competitive
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A ? antagonist acts on a variety of receptors.
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Non-selective
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Biochemical and physical effects of drugs and the mechanism of drug action is ?
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Pharmacodynamics
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The response of the drug is the ? also called the ? activity
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effect
intrinsic |
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The amount of drug required to produce a desired response is the drugs ?
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potency
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Concept #3 of pharmacology is ?
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pharmacotherapeutics
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