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13 Cards in this Set
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Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act |
Required safety (toxicity) testing |
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Kefauver-Harris Amendments |
Effectiveness required (in addtion to safety) |
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Controlled Substances Act |
Defines Schedules I, II, III, IV and V based on potential for abuse Enforced by DEA |
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Hatch-Waxman Act |
Increased availability of generic drugs |
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Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act |
Restrictions on labeling of supplements Note: supplements not required to go through FDA drug review/approval process |
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Why is pharmacology important for nurses? |
Time High quality care Patient education/questions Monitoring Questioning & clarification Communication w/ other health care prof |
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3 stages of new drug development |
1. Pre-clinical (in vitro, animal) 2. Clinical (human) 3. Marketing |
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3 ways to name drugs |
1. chemical name 2. generic name 3. brand name (trade) |
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Pharmacodynamics |
The actions of a drug ON the body Drug + receptor interactions Biological responses (therapeutic & adverse)
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Pharmacokinetics |
The actions of the body ON a drug |
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Ligand |
Molecule that binds to receptor |
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Receptor |
Macromolecule, to which a drug (LIGAND) binds to produce an effect |
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Drugs ______ or ______ naturally occurring ligands. |
mimic, block |
