Nur2474 Pharmacology |41 Questions| With Correct Answers.

Metabolism {Ans: Drug metabolism is the metabolic breakdown of drugs by living organisms, usually through specialized enzymatic systems.}Pharmacokinetics {Ans: the study of drug movement throughout the body Phases are: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Elimination.}onset {Ans: The time elapsed from the administration of the drug to the start of its effects. The amount of time it takes between the drug being administered and the drug having a beginning therapeutic effect.}Side effect {Ans: Responses in the body where the drug's effects are are either not needed or not wanted}Toxicity {Ans: The condition of producing adverse bodily effects due to poisonous qualities. If drugs have levels that are high enough, they will become toxic.}agonist drug {Ans: A drug that binds to a receptor and triggers a response in the cell, which often mimics or enhances a neurotransmitter, hormone, or other intrinsic body chemical's effect.}