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Nur 2060 1 exampharmacology - ANS-the study of drugs and their interactions with living system
pharmacotherapeutics - ANS-the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or prevent
pregnancy
all drugs are intended to have some _________ on the body: little... therapeutic... toxic...fatal -
ANS-effect
_____________________ is the major concern: how do drugs produce +/- effects; why do we
give particular drug to particular person; and how do we determine dose, route, and schedule. -
ANS-therapeutics
properties of ideal drugs include - ANS-effectiveness
safety
selectivity
reversible action
predictability
ease of administration
freedom from drug interactions
effectiveness - ANS-elicits responses for which it is given- most important
safety - ANS-cannot produce harmful effects even at very high dosages and for a long time
selectivity - ANS-only elicits response for which it is given, no side effects
reversible action - ANS-most drugs should be reversible but not all-
anesthesia
birth control pills
antibiotics
predictability - ANS-know with certainty exactly how individual patient will respond- (which is
impossible and it must be individualized.)
ease of administration - ANS-simple, convenient route that enhances compliance and
decreases errors
freedom from drug interactions - ANS-very few drugs that are able to be free from influence if
another drug or substance (alcohol) is combined or encountered.
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