Nr 546 Midterm |160 Questions| With Correct Answers.

rapid metabolizers {Ans: elevated enzyme activity breaks down the drug faster and causes subtherapeutic drug levels need higher doses for drug to be effective -ultra rapid metabolizers may have poor efficacy due to dub therapeutic drug levels -increase dose!}signal transduction cascades {Ans: the process through which cells communicate -controlled by signaling cascades such as g-linked protein system}paliperidone {Ans: -schizophrenia ages 12 and up -moderate metabolic risk}prefrontal cortex {Ans: executive function}black box warning quetiapine {Ans: increase risk of suicide in adolescents/young adults during intial 1-2 months}hippocampus {Ans: memory (long term), anxiety}