Chapter 1: Pharmacodynamics Flashcards
1
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What are the two perspectives that Pharmacology looks at how drugs work?
A
Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics.
2
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What is Pharmacodynamics?
A
The study of the effects drugs have on the body.
3
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What is Agonist?
A
A drug that binds to a receptor site and stimulates a response or action.
4
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What is Antagonist?
A
A drugs that binds to a receptor site and blocks the response.
5
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What is Synergistic?
A
Drugs that enhance the effects of the other drugs, thereby producing a combined greater effect.
6
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What is Additive?
A
Adding each drug’s effect to the other.
7
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What is Local Action?
A
The drug primarily acts on the area to which it was administered.
8
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What is Systemic Action?
A
The drug is carried throughout the body via bloodstream.
