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Pharmacokinetics
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concerns absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion of the drug
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Pharmacodynamics
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concerns biochemical and physiological effects of drugs
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Suspended
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A drug's particles are dispersed in solution, but not dissolved in it
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Freebase
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freed from its salt base
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Bioavailability
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portion of the original drug dose that reaches its site of action or that reaches a fluid in the body that gives it access to its site of action
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Diffusibility
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A more diffusible substance is more easily extended into or receptive of another
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Solubility
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the ease with which a compound can be dissolved or entered into a solution
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Half life
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the amount of time that must pass for the amount of drug in the body to be reduced by half
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Efficacy
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the most intense or peak level of a drug effect
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drug potency
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minimum effective dose of a drug
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Pharmacokinetics
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concerns absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion of the drug
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Pharmacodynamics
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concerns biochemical and physiological effects of drugs
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Suspended
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A drug's particles are dispersed in solution, but not dissolved in it
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Freebase
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freed from its salt base
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Bioavailability
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portion of the original drug dose that reaches its site of action or that reaches a fluid in the body that gives it access to its site of action
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Diffusibility
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A more diffusible substance is more easily extended into or receptive of another
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Solubility
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the ease with which a compound can be dissolved or entered into a solution
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Half life
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the amount of time that must pass for the amount of drug in the body to be reduced by half
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Efficacy
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the most intense or peak level of a drug effect
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drug potency
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minimum effective dose of a drug
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Therapeutic index
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measure of drug safety in medical care
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Interact
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when the effects of one drug are modified by the presence of another drug
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Synergism
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any enhancing drug interaction
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Antagonism
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diminished or reduced effect of a drug when another drug is present
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