(Medicine) Introduction To Pharmacology Sch1105 - Exam Prep 2024 A+

(Medicine) Introduction to Pharmacology SCH1105 - Exam Prep 2024 A+ 1 / 5 1. Schedule 4 Prescription only drug 2. Schedule 8 Controlled drug - Likely to cause addiction - Prescription only - High security and detailed records (e.g morphine, oxy- codone) 3. Affinity The extent to which a drug binds to the target receptor 4. Efficacy The ability of a drug to produce an effect at a receptor 5. Potency The relative amount of drug present to produce desired effect 6. Agonist Drug that mimics the actions of a naturally occurring ligand 7. Antagonist Drug that blocks or impedes the normal activity of a natu- rally occurring ligand 8. Routes of Admin- istration - Oral (PO) - Sublingual (SL) - Inhalation (IH) - Intramuscular (IM) - Intravenous (IV) - Topical - Epidural - Intrathecal - Per rectal (PR) - Per vaginal (PV) - Intraosseous (IO) - Subcutaneous (SC) - Intranasal (IN) - Intra-arterial (IA) - Transdermal - Buccal 9. Pharmacodynam- The study of the action of drugs on living tissue ics(Medicine) Introduction to Pharmacology SCH1105 - Exam Prep 2024 A+ 2 / 5 10. Pharmacokinet- ics The study of the processes of ADME 11. ANS Division of the PNS