Nrnp 6566week 1 5 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NRNP 6566 EXAM 2023/2024 WEEK 1-5 Week 1 1. Describe the cytochrome P450 system. Describe how inducers and inhibitors affect the cytochrome system and how that affects the half-life of medications. a. Cytochrome p450 system is a series of enzymes used to metabolize medications. b. Drugs that cause CYP450 metabolic drug interactions are referred to as either inhibitors or inducers. Inducers increase CYP450 enzyme activity by increasing enzyme synthesis c. Inhibitors block the metaboli...