How do you define the word drug?
~~> A drug is any chemical that can affect living processes
Define pharmacology
~~> Pharmacology can be defined as the study of drugs and their
interaction with living things
Define clinical pharmacology
~~> study of effect of drugs in man (as com...
✓ ~~> Cross tolerance may happen when tolerance occurs across
drugs of the same class or across drugs that have the same
pharmacological effects
what are some examples of neurological adaptation/ cellular tolerance to
drugs?
✓ ~~> Tolerance to opioids, barbiturates, and alcohol
What is metabolic drug tolerance?
✓ ~~> metabolic drug tolerance occurs when the body has an
increased rate of elimination of the drug.
what is the most common form of metabolic tolerance?
✓ ~~> enzyme induction which occurs when there is an increased
activity of enzymes (the drug transport system)
What is pharmacodynamics?
✓ ~~> pharmacodynamic processes determine the nature and intensity
of the response. It is essentially the effect of the drug ON the body.
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