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What is the medical definition of a drug? |
A drug is a chemical that has benefit for the patient. However, not all chemicals that benefit patients are drugs because they have not been approved. |
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What is the legal definition of a drug? |
A drug is a chemical that has been approved by the FDA for use by the medical professor for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease. It must be shown to be effective and relatively safe. |
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What is the current approach to the usage of drugs in the treatment of disease? |
Evidence based medicine (With it comes the greatest improvements of life expectancy and quality of life) |
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What is the difference between the study of pharmacology and toxicology? |
Pharmacology looks at the beneficial effects of chemicals on the body while toxicology looks at the detrimental effects of toxins/drugs. |
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Generally, what does pharmacokinetics refer to the study of? |
The absorption of drugs, the moving of drugs to the site of action, the metabolism, and the excretion of the drug. |
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What does the study of pharmacodynamics refer to? |
The action of the drug on the biochemical systems and thus physiology of the body. |
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What does it mean to say therapeutics? |
The application of pharmacology to the treatment of diseases both in the treatment but also in the management of drug dosage. |
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Define therapeutic effects. |
Beneficial actions |
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Define adverse effects |
Unwanted actions ranging from mild to severe Either reversible or irreversible Avoidable or unavoidable |
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Define side affect (adverse effect) |
Negative affect due to a specific drug seen at different degrees and often predictable |
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Define idiosyncratic reaction |
An event that occurs because of a biochemical difference in that individual and is only seen in a limited number of people |
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Define allergic reaction |
Due to the immunological peculiarity of the individual and only seen in a few patients. |
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When do you use a drug on a patient? |
When the benefits outweigh the risk |
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What can be said about the predicted results and treatment outcome regarding drugs? |
The drug result is certain because the physical and chemical properties are known. |
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What can be said about the predicted results and treatment outcome regarding patient |
The patient result is variable because the patient can respond indiosyncratically and there are variations in history, background, habits, compliance. |
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What can be said about the predicted results and treatment outcome regarding health professional? |
Health care providers are variable in their knowledge, experience, and their bedside manner as well as their ability to give instructions. |
