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Pharmacology wk1
first quiz
Question | Answer |
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Therapeuticindex | Margin of safety |
absorption | passage of drug from administrative site into blood stream |
metabolite | first product of biotransformation |
idiosyncrasy | unusual, unexpected response to medication |
antagonist | effect of two drugs that cancel each other |
pharmacogenetics | study of the influence of genes on an individual's response to a drug |
tolerance | progressive decrease in drug effectiveness over time, so larger doses must be given for same effect |
affinity | attraction between drug and receptor |
half-life | amount of time for drug concentration to reduce by 50% |
pharmacodynamics | impact of drugs on the body |
bioavailability | amount of drug absorbed into bloodstream |
distribution | transport of drug to target tissue |
metabolism | breakdown of medication |
excretion | elimination of drug from body |
nonadherence | noncompliance |
allergy | hypersensitivity response to drug to which the client was previously exposed |
teratogenicity | ability of drug to cause abnormality in developing fetus |
proteinbinding | mode of distribution |
dependency | craving for a drug that may be psychological or physical |