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What is a drug?
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Any substance used in the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of a disease or condition.
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Pharmacology
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Study of the history, sources, and physical and chemical properties of drugs.
Also looks at the ways in which drugs affect living systems. |
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What are the Pharmacology Subdivisions?
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Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics Pharmacotherapeutics Pharmacognosy Pharmacogenetics Toxicology |
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What the drug does to the body?
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Pharmacodynamics
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What is the study of the biochemcial and physiologic effects of drugs on the function of living organisms and of their component parts?
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Pharmacodynamics
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What is the study of the mechanisms of drug action and may be viewed as:
What the drug does to the body. |
Pharmacodynamics
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What is Pharmacokinetics?
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The study of the action of drugs in the processes of: absorption, distribution, biotransformation(metabolism), excretion of drug.
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What the body does to the drug?
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Pharmacokinetics
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What is Pharmacotherapeutics?
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Study of how drugs may best be used in the treatment of illnesses
Study of which drug would be most appropriate or least appropriate to use for a specific disease; what dose would be required; etc. |
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What is Pharmacognosy?
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The study of drugs derived from herbal and other natural drug sources (plant and animal).
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What is Pharmacognosy?
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Studying compositions of natural substances helps to gain knowledge for developing synthetic versions.
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What is Pharmacogenetics?
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Study of the influence of hereditary factors onthe response of an Individual to a drug.
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What is Toxicology?
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Study of poisonings.
All drugs have the potential to become toxic. |
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What is the history of Pharmacology?
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Ancient Egypt: The cradle of pharmacology
Written over 3,000 years ago The medical sources listed over 700 different remedies for different remedies for different ailments. First century: Deioscordies prepared De Materia Medica |
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What are some sources of drugs?
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Natural sources
Semisynthetic sources Synthetic sources |
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What are some example of some sources and where are derived?
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Natural sources
*Insulin - pancreas of animals Semisynthetic sources *Human Insulin - chemically modified animal insulin Synthetic sources *Synthroid |
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What are some symptomatic treatment drug use?
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aspirin
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What are some prevention drug use?
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hepatitis vaccine
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What are some diagnostic drug use?
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radiopaque dyes
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What are some curative drug use?
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antibiotics
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What are some health maintenance use?
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insulin
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What are some oral contaception use?
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oral contraceptives
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What are some dosage forms?
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Tablets, Capsules, Suppositiories, Solutions, Suspensions, Emulsions, Topicals,Lozenges
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Tablets can be....
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It is the most popular drug dosage method.
-scored -enteric coated -timed or sustained release |
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Scored tablets
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can be count in half on the line
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Why are tablets enteric-coated?
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To protect the lining of the stomach. It can upset the stomach lining.
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Solutions can be used...
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- orally, parenteral
- administration (injection) - ophtalmic use - douche |
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What should be done with suspensions?
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Must be shaken thoroughly immediately before adminstration to assure dosage uniformity
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Can you give a suspension medication intravenously?
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No, you never give intravenously.
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