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pharmacology |
the mechanism of action, uses and unwanted effects of drugs on living tissue |
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Drug |
a substance that modifies the activity of living tissue |
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Physiology |
science of how living tissue functions |
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Therapeutics |
study of the uses of pharmacological agents in disease states |
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Pathology |
study of how the body goes wrong in disease states |
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Agonist |
drug or naturally occurring body substance that directly causes a measurable response (excitatory or inhibitory) |
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Affinity |
binding of agonist/antagonist to its receptor |
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Efficacy |
ability of agonist to activate the receptor |
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chemical antagonist |
when 1 antagonises the action of another by chemical combing with it |
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pharmacological antagonist |
when drugs counteract each other by acting on the same receptor |
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physiological antagonist |
when 2 drugs counteract each other by producing opposing effects on different receptors |
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latrogenicity |
the capacity to produce disease from the side effect or inappropriate prescribing of drugs |
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tetragenicity |
the capacity to produce abnormalities of the unborn child |
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Drug targets |
1. Ion channels 2. Enzymes 3. Transporters/carriers 4. Receptors |
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verapmil |
cardiac Ca+ channel blocker |
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ibuprofen |
cylo-oxygenase inhibitor |
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Prosac |
5-HT uptake inhibitor |
