Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology Q&A Mastery Bundle

Pharmacodynamics The study of a medication's mechanism of action and the effects the medication has on the body Pharmacokinetics Study of how a drug is processed by the body, with emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action, distribution, and method of excretion Drug dist...

Pharma reps need a solid understanding of 3 things 1.) Anatomy 2.) Physiology 3.) Clinical pharmacology Anatomy the study of the basic structures of the body Physiology the study of how those body structures function Clinical Pharmacology study of the effects and movement of drugs in the human ...

A health-related reason for not giving a specific drug to a patient or a group of patients. Assessment The act of carrying out the planned interventions Implementation A drug effect that is more severe than expected and has the potential to damage tissue or cause serious health problems. It may ...

Drug substance that alters physiologic function regardless of benefit or harm Pharmaco-therapeutics use of specific drugs to prevent, treat or diagnose disease Toxicology study of harmful effects of chemicals Pharmacokinetics -absorption -metabolism -distribution -excretion Pharmacodynamics m...

Pharmacology the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems Chemical Name scientific term that describes the molecular structure of the drug Generic official name of the drug which can be marketed by any company Trade or Brand name name followed by a trademark symbol used for marke...

Absorption A drug moved from site of administration to body fluids. Adverse Reaction Undesirable drug effect Allergic reaction Immediate hypersensitivity reaction w/symptoms; it presents as itching hives swelling & difficulty breathing Anaphylactic shock sudden, severe hypersensitivity reaction...

What types of drugs prevent or control nausea and vomiting? A. Antiemetic drugs B. Antimotility drugs C. Antidiarrheal drugs D. Antipropulsion drugs Antiemetic drugs *these drugs control nausea and prevent vomiting which often occur together, and the same drugs are used for both problems Whi...

Hormones chemicals that are made in an organ or gland and carried through the bloodstream to another part of the body Steroids a specific chemical group of hormones that have powerful effects on cell sensitization, healimg, and development Catabolic state a state in which the body breaks down ...

Natural opioids come from opium, which comes from unripe seed capsules of the poppy plant. Contains many chemicals (morphine and codeine) Pain Unpleasant sensation or emotion that produces tissue damage (subjective) Acute pain related to injury such as recent surgery, trauma, or infection...en...

Prostaglandins INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE Also have a role in the inflammatory response housekeeping actions in the tissues Prostaglandins INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE GI tract renal function, platelet aggregation consciousness and mental functions in the brain, and temperature regulation Prostaglandins...

Your patient refuses to take his drug so you decide to crush his pills and mix them in his oatmeal. However, you must inform him or his family of your method of getting him to take his pills. Covert drug administration Before you crush his pills, however, you refer to the Institute of Safe Medi...

Histamine A chemical the body produces that causes the inflammatory response. Antihistamine Relieve the effects of histamine on body organs and structures Antihistamines Limit the release of acetylcholine, producing an anticholinergic (drying effect) In bronchioles and GI system Antihistamines ...

Antacids neutralize hydrochloric acid and increase gastric ph, thus inhibiting pepsin. Antiflatulents Agents that break up and prevent mucus-surrounded pockets of gas from forming in the intestine. Digestive enzymes Substances that promote digestion by acting as replacement therapy when the bo...

Absorption Drugs enter the body and pass into the circulation to reach the parts of the body they need to affect through the processes of diffusion, osmosis, and filtration. Acquired immunity A long-acting and "learned" protective response in which B lymphocytes produce antibodies that are di...