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Drug
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any chemical that can affect living process.
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Pharmacology
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the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems.
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Clinical Pharmacology
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the study of drugs in humans.
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Pharmacotherapeutics
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the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or prevent pregnancy.
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Properties of an ideal drug
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*effectiveness
*safety *selectivity |
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Effectiveness
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a drug that elicits the responses for which it was given.
(the most important property a drug can have) |
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Safety
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a drug that cannot produce harmful effects - even if administered at very high doses for a very long time.
(there is no such thing as a safe drug) |
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Selectivity
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a drug that elicits only the response for which it was given.
(there is no such thing as a selective drug: all medications produce side effects) |
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Additional properties of an ideal drug
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reversible
predictable ease of administration free from drug interactions low cost chemically stable simple generic name |
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Theraputic objective
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to provide maximum benefit with minimum harm.
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Pharmacokinetics
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the impact of the body on drugs.
1. absorption 2. distribution 3. metabolism 4. excretion |
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Pharmacodynamics
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the impact of drugs on the body.
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