Introduction of Pharmacology

Chapter 1 Review

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Chapter 1 Review

1. The study if the amount of drug that is required to produce therapeutic effects

2. The study of the harmful effects of drugs on living tissue

3. The study of the action of drugs on living tissue.

4. The study of drugs

5. The science of preparing and dispensing medicines.

6. The study of the processes of drug absorption, distribution, metabolisms and excretion

7. The study of the use of drugs in treating disease

8. Define a drug

9. Differentiate between therapeutic effect, side effect and toxic effect

10. What is the difference between site of action and mechanism of action

11. What is the relationship between ED50, LD50, and therapeutic index

12. Explain the difference between a prescription drug, OTC drug and controlled substance.

13. Explain the difference between idiosyncrasy and drug allergy

14. Write a short paragraph describing the terms receptor site, binding, drug action, agonist, antagonist, and competitive antagonism.

15. List 3 sources of drugs

16. List 3 types of names given to drugs and define each

17. What is the dose-response curve and what information is given by a dose response curve

18. What is the importance of a time response curve

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