two aspects of phrmacology
drug does something to body
pharmacodynamics
body does something to drug
pharmacokinetics
if drug has addiction potential, classified as this
controlled
unapproved, untested, unknown class of drugs
natural
largest class of receptors that pharmaceutical companies make drugs to target
GPCRs
receptorome
most common route of administration
oral
parenteral
buccal/rectal/sublingual routes of administration
local
who made 5 rules regarding “a drug is more likely to be absorbed if…”
lipinski
lipinski’s rule of 5
pathway from gut to blood is called
hepatic pathway
bioavailAbility
first pass effect
part of liver that transforms absorbed drugs
hepatocytes
entero-hepatic circulation
blood brain barrier
BBB
process by which body alters drug molecules
biotransformation
inactive drug capable of becoming active
prodrug
CYP
range that we want drug concentration in
therapeutic
how to describe drugs we put on skin
topical
conversion methods of a drug molecule to inactive
wht can we add to inactivated drugs (metabolites) to make them water-soluble?