Principles of Pharmacology Flashcards

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What is the traditional definition of a drug?

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Any chemical that alters the physiology of the body

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What is the active ingredient in cannabis?

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Tetrahydrocannibol (THC)

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What is the improved definition of a drug?

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Any chemical that alters the physiology of the body (other than food and nutrients)

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Who claimed that, “Nearly all disease can be traced to a nutritional deficiency”?

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Two-time Nobel Prize winner Dr. Linus Pauling

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psychoactive (n.)

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pertaining to effects on mood, thinking, and behavior

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psychoactive drug (n.)

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a drug that produces effects on mood, thinking, and behavior

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pharmaco- (n.)

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relating to principles of drug action

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neuro- (n.)

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relating to the nervous system

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psycho- (n.)

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relating to behavioral and mental processes

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behavioral-

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often (but not always) referring to conditional models

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What is the trade name for cannabis?

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Marinol

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What is diphenhydramine?

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Antihistamine

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When and by whom was the Controlled Substances Act signed I to law?

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In 1970 by Richard Nixon.

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What is the most serious schedule of drug?

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Schedule I (no medicinal use, high potential for abuse)

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What is the least serious schedule of drug?

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Schedule V (high medicinal value, low potential for abuse)

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What is SDAPA?

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Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012

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What did SDAPA do?

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Placed 26 synthetic substances (ex. cannabinoids, cathinones) into Schedule I

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What are some Schedule I drugs?

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Heroin, LSD, marijuana, MDMA, peyote

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What are some Schedule II drugs?

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Morphine, cocaine, methamphetamine, hydromorphone (Diluadid)

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What are some Schedule IV drugs?

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Xanax, Valium, Ambien, many anxiolytics (e.g. diazepam)

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What are some Schedule III drugs?

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Codeine, anabolic steroids,

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The name “delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol” is the ___________ for the active ingredient found in the cannabis plant.

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generic name

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bioavailability (n.)

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the concentration of drug present in the blood that is free to bind to specific drug targets

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What are the five main pharmacokinetic factors determining drug action?

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Drug administration, absorption, binding, inactivation, and excretion

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Most drugs are metabolized in the liver by the _____________ enzyme family.
Cytochrome P450
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During pregnancy, _________ drugs effect the fetus longer than the mother due to ion trapping.
basic
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Why does the first-pass effect occur with orally administered drugs?
Drugs absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach go to the liver on the way to general circulation.
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What are the main factors that affect psychoactive drug absorption?
Lipophilicity of drug, ionization, blood brain barrier, body surface area, and sex
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depot binding (n.)
the binding of a drug to an inactive site
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What are the main factors that affect psychoactive drug binding?
Target binding and depot binding
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metabolism (n.)
the process of biotransformation that results in the termination of a drug's effects
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Are phase I drug metabolism reactions synthetic or non-synthetic?
Non-synthetic
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Are phase II drug metabolism reactions synthetic or non-synthetic?
Synthetic
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What happens when aspirin is metabolized?
Aspirin > phase I > salicylic acid > phase II > salicylic-glucuronide
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Explain drug competition.
If two drugs are metabolized by the same enzyme and are co-administered, they are active for longer and in higher concentrations.
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enzyme induction (n.)
an increase in metabolizing liver enzymes following repeated drug use, which can lead to pharmacokinetic tolerance
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Pharmacokinetic tolerance is common among ____________.
early-stage alcoholics
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enzyme inhibition (n.)
reduction in metabolizing liver enzyme activity associated with a specific drug
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genetic polymorphism (n.)
genetic variations among individuals that produce multiple forms of a given protein
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first-order kinetics (n.)
term used to describe exponential elimination of drugs from the bloodstream
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half-life (n.)
time required to remove half of the drug from the blood
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zero-order kinetics (n.)
term used to describe a constant rate of drug removal from the body, regardless of a drug concentration in the blood
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steady state plasma level (n.)
the desired blood concentration of a drug achieved when the absorption/distribution phase is equal to the metabolism/excretion phase
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What is the half-life of THC?
20-30 hours
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ligand (n.)
molecule that selectively binds to a receptor
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endogenous (n.)
from within organism
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exogenous (n.)
from outside organism
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affinity (n.)
the attraction between a ligand and a receptor
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Does a high Ki indicate a low or high affinity?
Low affinity
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Does a low Ki indicate a high or low affinity?
High affinity
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agonist (n.)
a drug that binds to my receptor and mimics or potentiates the effects of the endogenous neurotransmitter
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What are some opioid receptor agonists?
Heroin, morphine, codeine, methadone
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antagonist (n.)
a drug that binds to a receptor and blocks the action of the endogenous neurotransmitter or agonist drug
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efficacy (n.)
the ability of a ligand to activate a receptor
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ED50 dose (n.)
the dose at which there is response in 50% of subjects
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threshold dose (n.)
the minimum dose needed to observe a response
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potency (n.)
the difference in the ED50 of two drugs
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drug effectiveness (n.)
the difference in maximum possible effect that a drug will produce at any dose
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acute tolerance (n.)
tolerance that develops during a single administration
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metabolic/pharmacokinetic tolerance (n.)
repeated use of a drug reduces amount of the drug available at the target tissue
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pharmacodynamic tolerance (n.)
changes in nerve cell function compensate for continued presence of a drug
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behavioral tolerance (n.)
tolerance is not apparent or reduced in a novel environment
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classical conditioning (n.)
the elicitation of reflexive effects such as cortical arousla, elevated BP, or euphoria, and act as unconditioned stimuli
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What classes of drugs produce metabolic tolerance?
Barbiturates, alcohol, and morphine
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sensitization (n.)
the enhancement of drug effects after repeated administration of the same dose
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state-dependent learning (n.)
tasks learned in the presence of a psychoactive drug may be subsequently performed better in the drugged than nondrugged state
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therapeutic drug monitoring (n.)
multiple drug samples are taken after drug administration and plasma levels measured
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therapeutic index (n.)
the size of the amount between ED50 and LD50
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LD50 (n.)
the dose of a drug that is lethal in 50% of subjects