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What is pharmacology?
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It is the study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties and standards.
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What is Absorption?
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passage of a substance through some surface of the body into body fluids and tissues.
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What is distribution?
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the dividing and spreading of anything
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What is metabolism?
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all energy and material transformations that occur within living cells, the sum of all physical and chemical changes that take place within an organism
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What is Excretion of medication?
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The elimination of waste products
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What is the onset of medication action?
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period of time it takes after a medication is administered for it to produce a therapuetic effect
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What is peak action?
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time it takes for medication to reach its highest effective peak concentration
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What is duration of action?
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length of time during which the medication is present in a concentration great enough to produce a therapeutic efect
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What is plateau?
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blood serum concentration reached and maintained after repeated, fixed doses.
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What are therapeutic effects?
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inteded or desired physiological response of a medication
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What are side effects?
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usually predictable often times unavoidable secondary effects produced by a drug at the normal therapeutic drug dose
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What are toxic effects?
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develops after prolonged intake of high doses of medication or when it accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion
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What are idiosynchronatic reactions?
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unpredictable effects
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What are allergic reactions
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unpredictable response
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What is medication tolerance and dependence?
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decreased physiological response after repeated administration
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What are medication interactions?
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When one medication modifies the actions of another medication
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What are anticoagulants?
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delaying or preventing coagulation
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What are antidepressants?
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any medicine or other mode of therapy that acts to prevent, cure, or alleviate mental depression
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What are antiemetice?
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preventing or relieving nausea and vomiting
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What are anitbiotics?
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a natural of synthetic substance that destroys microorganisms or inhibits their growth.
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What are antihypertensives?
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preventing or controlling high blood pressure
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What are antineoplastics?
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0reventing the development, growth, or proliferation of malignant cells
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What are anticonvulsants?
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an agent that prevents or relieves convulsions
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What are antipshycotics?
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a medication used to treat psychosis
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What are antipyretics?
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an agent that reduces fever
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What are antihistamines?
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a drug that opposes the action of histamine.
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What are antivirals?
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a drug used to fight viral infections
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What are corticosteroids?
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any of several steroid hormones secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland or manufactured synthetically for use as a drug.
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What are hypnotics?
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an agent that causes an insensitivity to pain by inhibiting afferent impulses or by inhibiting the reception of sensory impressions in the cortical centers of the brain, thus causingpartial or complete unconsciousness.
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What are sedatives?
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An agent that exerts a soothing or tranquilizing effect
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