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Pharmacology
terms
Term | Definition |
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Pharmacology | Study of drugs and effects. |
Pharmacodynamics | Study of Chemical and physiologic effects and mechanics (the way they work) |
Pharmakinetcs | Drug Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. |
Pharmacognosy | Study of Herbal |
Pharmacotherapeutics | Theraputic specific disease |
Toxicology | Study of posions |
Affinity | Attractive force |
Agonist | Drug that binds to receptor and MIMICS |
Adverse effects | BAD HARMFUL effects |
ADR | Adverse DRUG REACTION |
Alteration | How the body Absorbs |
Anaphlyatic Shock | Severe Allergic Reaction |
Bioavaliability | A drug or substance becoming avaliable by a specific tissue or organ after administration |
Biotransformation | Conversion of drugs transformation conversion |
conjugation | combination of substanced with sulfurir or g acid STOPPING activity getting ready for EXIT, EXCRETION |
Distribution | the passage of an agent |
Dose Effect Relationship | The relationship between a dose and drug with therapudic effects |
Excretion | The last stage of pharmokinetics exit of waste in body |
Half Life | t1/2 half the time it takes medicine to work 50% |
First Pass Effect | Drug is in liver to be metabolized before sending to the body |
Hydrolyis | Reducing a compound using water |
Reduction | A substance reaction with electrons |
Oxidation | combining with oxygen |
Idiosyncratic | Weird peculiar |
Absorbtion | Movment of drug into circulation |
Breakdown | Stomach, LIVER, intestines, moves through blood WAY OF MOVING THROUGH BLOOD |
Side effects | Unwanted effects |
The Food & Drug Act 1906 | The first federal drug law. 1906 |
Federal Food/drug/cosmetic Act |