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20 Cards in this Set
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AGONIST?
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REFERS TO AN AGENT THAT STIMULATES OR PROLONGS THE RESPONSE OF A DRUG OR A PHYSIOLOGIC ACTION
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ANTAGONIST?
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AN AGENT USED TO BLOCK THE ACTION OF ANOTHER DRUG OR PHYSICLOGICAL ACTION WITHOUT PRODUCING ANY EFFECT OF ITS OWN
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BIOAVAILABILITY?
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THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE UNCHANGED DRUG MOLECULE REACHES SYSTEMIC CIRCULATON
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BIOTECHNOLOGY?
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THE MAKING DRUGS IN THE LABORATORY USING GENETIC ENGINEERING; ALSO REFERRED TO AS RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY
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BOLUS?
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A CONCENTRATED AMOUNT OF A DRUG, USUALLY ADMINISTERED INTRAVENOUSLY
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CONTRAINDICATION?
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REASON AGAINST GIVING A PARTICULAR DRUG
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DISTRIBUTION?
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THE TRANSPORTATION OF A DRUG THROUGHOUT THE BODY BY THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM AFTER IT IS ABSORBED INTO THE BLOODSTREAM.
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DURATION?
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THE TIME BETWEEN ONSET AND DISAPPEARANCE OF DRUG EFFECTS
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EMULSION?
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COMBINATION OF TWO LIQUIDS THAT CANNOT MIX; THE DROPLETS OF ONE LIQUID ARE SUSPENDED THOUGHOUT THE OTHER LIQUID
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ENTERAL?
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A METHOD OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE WHERE THE MEDICAITON IS TAKEN INTO THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACK ORALLY OR RECTALLY
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EXCRETION?
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MEDICATIONS TAKEN INTO THE BODY ELIMINATED EITHER IN BILE, FECES OR SKIN OR IN THE URINE
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HYPERSENSITIVITY?
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AN ADVERSE EFFECT RESULTING FROM PREVIOUS EXPOSURE TO THE DRUG OR A SIMILAR DRUG
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IDIOSYNCRATIC EFFECT?
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A RARE AND UNPREDICTABLE ADVERSE REACTIONS TO DRUGS.
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INDICATION?
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THE REASON OR PURPOSE FOR GIVING A MEDICATION
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LOCAL EFFECT?
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THE MAJORITY OF TOPICAL AGENTS THAT WORK AT THE SITE OF APPLICAITON
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METABOLISM?
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THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION CHANGE OF A DRUG IN THE LIVER ALSO CALLED BIOTRANSFORMATION
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ONSET?
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THE TIME BETWEEN ADMINISTRATION OF A DRUG AND THE FIRST APPERANCE OF EFFECTS OF THE DRUG
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PARENTERAL?
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ANY ROUTE OF DRUG ADMINISTERATION OTHER THAN THE DIGESTIVE TRACT, INCLUDING INTRAMUSCULAR AND INTRAVENOUSLY
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PHARMACODYNAMICS?
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EXAMINES HOW THE BODY RESPONDS TO THE ACTION OF THE DRUG
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PLASMA PROTEIN BINDING?
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DRUG MOLECULES THAT BIND TO PROTEINS CONTAINED IN PLASMA
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