Terms

Question 1

nonmalfeasance

Answer 1

duty to do no harm

Question 2

beneficence

Answer 2

actively promoting good

Question 3

autonomy

Answer 3

self-determination and the ability to act on one’s own

Question 4

justice

Answer 4

being fair or equal in one’s action

Question 5

additive effects

Answer 5

combo of 2/+ drugs is equivalent to the sum of the individual effects if given alone
1+1=2

Question 6

biotransformation

Answer 6

metabolism

occurs mainly in the liver and produces a metabolite that is either inactive or active

Question 7

dependence

Answer 7

compulsive or chronic need

Question 8

drug-induced teratogenesis

Answer 8

toxic effects of drugs cause congenital anomalies or defects

Question 9

first-pass effect

Answer 9

initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed from the GI tract

Question 10

half-life

Answer 10

time required for half of an administered dose of drug to be eliminated by the body

Question 11

idiosyncratic reaction

Answer 11

abnml and unexpected response that is peculiar to an indv pt

Question 12

metabolite

Answer 12

chemical form of a drug that is the product of 1/+ metabolic rxn

Question 13

pharmaceutics

Answer 13

preparing and dispensing drugs

Question 14

pharmacodynamics

Answer 14

biochemical and and physiologic interactions of drugs at their site of activity
examines effect of the drug

Question 15

pharmacoeconomics

Answer 15

economi factors impacting cost of drug therapy

Question 16

pharmacogenomics

Answer 16

influence of genetic factors that reult in the absence, overabundance, or insufficiency of drug-metabolizing enzymes

Question 17

pharmacognosy

Answer 17

natural plant and animal sources

Question 18

pharmacokinetics

Answer 18

what happens to a drug from time to enters until parent drug and all metabolites have left the body
represents absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion

Question 19

pharmacology

Answer 19

drugs

Question 20

pharmacotherapeutics

Answer 20

tx of pathological cond’n

Question 21

prodrug

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inactive drug dosage form that is converted to an active metabolite

Question 22

synergistic effects

Answer 22

combo of 2/+ drugs is greater to the sum of the individual effects if given alone
1+1>2

Question 23

therapeutic effect

Answer 23

desired effect

Question 24

therapeutic index

Answer 24

ration b/w the toxic and therapeutic concentrations

Question 25

tolerance

Answer 25

reduced response after prolonged use

Question 26

trough level

Answer 26

lowest concentration after it falls from its peak level