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23 Cards in this Set
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ABSORPTION |
DRUG ENTERING THE BLOODSTREAM FORM THE SITE OF ADMIN |
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ADVERSE EFFECT |
SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS |
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ANAPHYLAXIS |
SEVEREST ALLERGIC REACTION |
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CUMULATION |
BODY CANNOT METABOLIZE AND EXCRETE NEXT DOSE BEFORE |
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DDISTRIBUTION |
MOVEMENT OF DRUGS INTO THE BODY CELLS |
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DRUG ACTION |
CHEMICAL CHANGES IN THE BODY CELLS |
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DRUG EFFECT |
PHYSICAL CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE |
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EXCRETION |
RIDDING THE BODY OF WASTE PRODUCTS |
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IV ADMINISTRATION |
BYPASSES ABSORTION PHASE |
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LOCAL EFFECT |
AFFECTS ONLY THE AREA THE DRUG IS APPLIED |
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METABOLISM |
CHEMICAL REACTION THAT BREAKS DOWN DRUGS |
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ORAL ADMINISTRATION |
SLOWEST RATE OF ABSORPTION |
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PHARMACODYNAMICS |
INTERACTION BETWEEN DRUGS AND THE BODY |
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POTENTIATION SYNERGISM |
A DRUG / DRUG REACTION IN WHICH TWO DRUGS UNUSUALLY STRONG EFFECT |
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RECEPTORS |
SITES ON CELLS AND ORGAN THAT CAN INTERACT WITH DRUGS |
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RESERVOIR |
ADIPOSE TISSUE FATTY TISSUE |
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SIDE EFFECTS |
NOT A PART OF THE GOAL OF THERAPY |
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SYSTEMIC EFFECT |
TRAVELS THROUGH THE BLOODSTREAM |
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THERAPEUTIC EFFECT |
THE GOAL OF THERAPY REASON THE DRUG IS PRESCRIBED |
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SYSTEMIC EFFECT |
DOSE IS TOO LARGE FOR THE PATIENTS SIZE SERUM LEVELS ARE ABOVE THERAPEUTIC INDEX |
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THERAPEUTIC EFFECT |
THE GOAL OF THERAPY REASON THE DRUG IS PRESCRIBED |
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TOXIC EFFECT |
DOSE IS TOO LARGE FOR THE PATIENTS SIZE SERUM LEVELS ARE ABOVE THERAPUETIC INDEX |
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TOLERANCE |
A LESSENED EFFECT OF A DRUG OR RESISTANCE TO A DRUG, WOULD NEED TO INCREASE THE DOSE TO OBTAIN THE DESIRED EFFECT |
