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20 Cards in this Set
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Longest difficult name
Chemical make up of a drug Relates to chemical & molecular structure |
Chemical name
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Severe allergicresponse
Immediate life threatening respiratory distress Vascular collapse Shock Hives |
Anaphylaxis
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Local or general immune response
•hives. •nasal sensation •swelling. •wheezing •death. •rapid heart beat |
Allergy
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Unusual/unexpected response to drug
Peculiar to individual. Genetic causes |
Idiosyncrasy
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Time period required after admin of a drug to achieve desired response
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Onset of action (OOA)
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Length of time drug is @ therapeutic concentration level
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Duration of action ( DOA )
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Harmful undesirable effect
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Adverse effects
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Secondary response to drug
Can be beneficial or harmful |
Side effects
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Deals with effects & reactions of drugs within body
& mechanisms of action |
Pharmacodynamics
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Process by which substance taken from site of administration by system
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Absorption
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Movement of drug through blood & transfer from blood to other bodily fluids & tissues
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Distribution
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Transformation of drug by physiological process of body into other forms
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Metabolism
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Elimination of drug from body through
•urination •defecation •perspiration. •respiration •salivation. •lactation |
Excretion
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Condition accompanying/resulting from:
•disease. •disorder. • abnormality Patients physical description of physical sensation experience |
Symptoms
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Set of signs & symptoms that occur together
Charcterize particular disease or disorder |
Syndrome
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Location in body where drug exerts it's effect
Includes local use or systemic use |
Site of action (SOA)
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Site specific application of drugs
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Local use
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Application of drug by means of absorption into blood & subsequent transportation throughout the body
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Systemic use
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How drug produces it's effect on body
Includes: • agonists effect. •antagonist effect •protein binding. •osmotic effect •nonspecific membrane lipid interaction |
Mechanism of action (MOA)
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Location on surface or within cell that contain specificprotein molecules that binds to other specific molecules producing some effect in cell
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Receptor sites
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