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Pharmacokinetics |
how medications travel through the body. Absorption; distribution; metabolism; excretion. |
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Tachyphylaxis |
Diminishing drug response top successive doses of drug. Common on nervous system drugs. |
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Protein binding |
Medications compete for protein binding sites within the bloodstream, primarily albumin. The ability of a medication to bind to a protein can a ect how much of the medication will leave and travel to target tissues. Two medications can compete for the same binding sites, resulting in toxicity. |
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