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Drug definition (FDA)
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A substance used in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of a disease or as a component of medicine
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Drug definition (General)
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any substance, synthetic or non-synthetic, that is synthesised generally outside the organism used to cause an alteration in bodily function or effect
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Pharmacology
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Study of drugs including origin, nature, and effects and mechanisms
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Active ingredient
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substance in drug that is pharmacologically active
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Receptors
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Cause effects when drug interacts with them celluarily
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Pharmacodynamics
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action of a drug on the body through receptor interactions
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Pharmacokinetics
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action of the body on a drug involving drug's distribution, absorption and elimination
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Solanaceae
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hallucinogenic, toxic, medicinal uses during middle ages
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willow
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active ingredient- salicin, de materia medicia
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Socrates
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killed by poison hemlock, active compiound= alkaloid caled coniine
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Carl Linneaus
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Binomial nomenclature 1753
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Paracelus
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1493 – 1541, German-Swiss physician,
botanist, scientist |
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Blind experiment
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some of the people involved are prevented from knowing certain information that might lead to conscious or subconscious bias on their part, thus invalidating the results
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Plant derived cannabinoid
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tetrahydrocannabinol
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Endogenous cannabinoids
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2-AG (2- Arachidonoglycerol)
AEA (Anandamide) |
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William Randolph Hearst
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launched campaign in 1930s to ban cannabis
owned newspaper, many timber companies, saw hemp as competition, banned cannabis 1937 |
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Coffee phenolic compounds
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eugenol, chicoric acid, caffeic acid, caffeol (terpene) responsible for aroma
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Caffeine structure
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1,3,7 trimethylxanthine
xanthine product purine degredation |
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Purinergic compounds
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Coffea arabica, Theobroma cacao, Cola nitida
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Cholinergic compounds
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Nicotiana tabacum: nicotine, Areca cathechu: arecoline
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Caffeine function
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Blocks adenosine receptors (antagonsit), prevents inhibitory effect, adrenaline excites CNS
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Nicotine alkaloid class
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pyrrolidine
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