PSYC 1001

udy of Allen Whitcomb When I reviewed Allen Whitcomb’s notes and the reports by his wife, therapist, and manager, I found it was not hard to see due cause for his recent personal crisis. Mr. Whitcomb, a husband, who is color-blind, with two children in college, lost a leg due to a recent, textingand-driving car accident. It has been stated in his profile that although a healthy, working man before, Allen Whitcomb currently experiences chronic pain that affects his work since the accident....

Prodrug ● A compound that is inactive when administered and converts to active form via metabolism Active drug ● Administered as active and is inactivated when metabolized. 4 Phenotypes of Metabolizers ● UM: Ultrarapid responders ○ Active drugs: ineffective ○ Prodrug: toxic ● EM: Extensive Responders ○ Active drug & prodrug: possibly therapeutic ● IM: Intermediate Responders ○ Active drug & prodrug: possibly therapeutic ● PM: Poor Responders ○ Active drug: tox...