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What is a pharakon? |
Remedy and poison |
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Drug |
Any chemical that can affect living processes |
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Pharmacology |
Study of drugs and their interactions with living systems. |
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Clinical pharmacology |
Study of drugs in humans |
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Therapeutics (pharmacotherapeutics) |
Use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease or prevent pregnancy. Also referred to as medical use of drugs. |
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What are the ideal drug properties? |
1. Effectiveness (FDA requires all drugs to be proven effective prior to release). 2. Safety - does not produce harmful effects. 3. Selectivity - elicits only intended response. |
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What are other ideal drug properties? |
1. Reversible action 2. Predictability (know how pt will respond) 3. Ease of administration (enhance adherence, decrease risk) 4. Freedom from drug interactions 5. Low cost 6. Chemical stability 7. Simple genetic name |
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Drugs are organized by what classifications? |
1. Therapeutic 2. Pharmacologic |
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What is therapeutic classification? |
What is treated by the drug (ex antihistamine) |
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What is pharmacologic classification? |
Based on how drug acts |
