Basic Pharmacology Terms Flashcards
1
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- official name of the drug
- name given to a drug the can be marketed by any company
- it’s nonproprietary
- lower case letter
A
Generic drugs
2
Q
- a specific company producing the drug
- it is proprietary
- has a registered trademark symbol
- it starts with a capital letter
A
Trade or Brand drugs
3
Q
a drug is moved from the site of administration to body fluids, this is the first process during pharmacokinetics
A
absorption
4
Q
when a drug moves from circulation to body tissue or a target site
A
distribution
5
Q
drug is changed to a form that can be excreted
A
metabolism
6
Q
place where metabolism primarily takes place in the body
A
liver
7
Q
elimination of a drug from the body
A
excretion
8
Q
place where excretion primarily takes place in the body
A
Kidneys
9
Q
time required for the body to eliminate 50% of a drug
A
half-life
10
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action by which an oral drug is absorbed by the small intestine and carried directly to the liver
A
first-pass effect
*NOTE: the liver will metabolize a significant amount of the drug before releasing it into the body
