Test Bank For Basic And Clinical Pharmacology

Basic Clinical PharmacologyClinical Pharmacology ?>>> The study of the effects of drugs in humans.A drug substance is used to...>>> TREAT disease, RELIEVE symptoms of disease, or CURE the disease3 Principal components of Clinical Pharmacology?>>> Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Drug Delivery SystemPHARMACODYNAMICS>>> The study of the effects of drugs on the body and their mechanisms of action.Therapeutic Effect>>> An INTENDED effect of the drug-an effect to treat or or prevent a disease, or relieve its symptomsClinical Effect>>> The effect of a drug on a patientAKA: Drug EffectNon-Therapeutic Effects>>> Effects which may or may not be related to a drugs therapeutic effects-Adverse Effects / Side EffectsMechanism of Action>>> The way a drug exerts its effectMechanism of Action related to Drug Effect>>> Narcotic analgesic produces analgesia by STIMULATING the cells that reduce pain transmission-Drug stimulates cell which is mechanism-Reduced pain is the effectReceptor>>> The specific site at which an individual drug molecule acts to produce a pharmacological effect.How do drugs interact with receptors?>>> The drug reacts with a receptor that triggers or blocks a biological activity.Receptors (Agonist)>>> They "turn on" or trigger a response or biological activityReceptors (Antagonist)>>> They "turn off" or block a response, or biological from the drugPharmacokinetics>>> Describes