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18 Cards in this Set
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pharmacokinetics
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how the body acts on the drug
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bioavailability
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percent of dose that gets into the body's circulation. IV 100 percent
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bioequivalence
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when two drugs have to same bioavailability
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speed of drug onset
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how long it takes the drug to begin working
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dosing interval
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how often should the drug be given
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site of action
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whether the stays local or acts systemically
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pharmaceutics
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how various drug forms are metabolized, preparation i.e. pill, transdermal patch, injectable
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pharmacodynamics
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how the drug affects the body at the receptor site
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pharmacotherapeutics
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the treatment of conditions through the use of drugs |
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toxicology
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study of poisons
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True or False Drugs do not confer any new functions on a tissue or organ |
True, they only modify existing functions
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True or False drugs only exert the desired response |
False all drugs have their intended response and atleast 1 side effect |
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what is an example of a drug exerting it's intended purpose and other side effects
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Claritin D- antihistamine used to dry up nasal secretions but also dries other secretions creating dry mouth, constipation, dry eyes
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Drug action result....
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from a physiochemical interaction between the drug and a functionally important molecule in the body. Ex. Local anesthetic
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phases of drug activity
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1. pharmaceutics 2. pharmacokinetics (ADME) 3. pharmacodynamics |
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Drug dosage forms affect
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1. dissolution 2. absorption |
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List drugs absorption from fastest to slowest
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Fastest-Parental, Enteral (oral), Topical- slowest
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Drug absorption rates fastest to slowest for enteral (oral) drugs
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Fastest- liquids, elixirs, syrups, suspensions, solutions, powders, capsules, tablets, coated tablets, enteric coated tablets- slowest
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