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23 Cards in this Set
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Define Drug
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Anything that when added to the body can modify function...used in diagnosis and treatment of disease
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Define Pharmacology
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Understanding how drugs get in and out of body, activated, deactivated, and have effects, interactions
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Define Pharmacodynamics
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How drugs work, how they have their action
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Define Pharmacokinetics
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How drugs get in and out of the body and what happens to the drug
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Define Pharmacogenomics
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The study of genetic influences on drug actions
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Define Pharmacotherapeutics
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The study of mechanism for the therapeutic action
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Define Pharmacoepidemiology
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Population studies of drug effects
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Define Pharmacoeconomics
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Drug costs
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Define Toxicology
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Toxic effects of drugs
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Define Pharmacy
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Formulation and prescription of drugs
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What is the difference between homepathic and herbal medications?
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Homeopathic: Derived from serial dilutions. Usually a positive placebo effect. No active ingredients
Herbal: Potentially active ingredients. Organically derived from plant material. |
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What are the 5 drug groups?
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1) Diagnostic
2) Non prescription/Over the Counter 3) Prescription 4) Homeopathic/Herbal Medications 5) Pesticides |
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What is the most common active ingredient in rat poison?
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Anticoagulants
Metal Phsphides Calciferols |
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What are common drug uses?
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Diagnosis
Prophylaxis Therapy (symptomatic; specific ((antimicrobial agents, cemotherapy))) Alter Physiological Function |
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What are drug target sites?
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Receptors
Enzymes Carrier molecules Ion channels Structural proteins Nucleic acid |
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Define non proprietary.
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Associated with generic names
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Define proprietary.
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Trade name
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-caine
-cillin |
local anesthetics
penicillins (antibiotics) |
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-cycline
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tetracyclines (antibiotics)
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-olol
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beta blockers (antihypertensives)
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-opril
-statin |
ACE inhibitors (antihypertensives
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (cholestrol lowering) |
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-zosin
-bital |
alpha1-receptor antagonists (antihypertensives)
barbiturates (sedatives) |
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-azepam
-azine |
benzodiazepine (anxiolytics)
phenothiazines (antipsychotics) |
