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What are two general principles that students should remember in pharmacology?
- All substances can be toxic under certain circumstances. 2) All dietary supplements and therapies should meet the same standards of efficacy and safety as conventional drugs.
Why has there been a growth of the 'alternative health care' industry?
Due to the irrational use of expensive, ineffective, and sometimes harmful remedies.
What is the significance of pharmacology in understanding drug action?
Pharmacology seeks to understand how drugs exert their effects at the molecular, cellular, and organism levels.
How do the chemicals in botanicals differ from those in manufactured drugs?
The proportion of impurities is greater in botanicals, but otherwise, they are no different from chemicals in manufactured drugs.
What has led to the rejection of medical science by some segments of the public?
Lack of understanding of basic scientific principles in biology and statistics, as well as the absence of critical thinking about public health issues.
Why is it important for all dietary supplements and therapies to meet the same standards of efficacy and safety as conventional drugs?
To ensure that there is no artificial separation between scientific medicines and alternative or complementary medicine.
What is pharmacology?
Pharmacology is the science of drugs.
How can pharmacology be defined?
Pharmacology can be defined as an experimental science that studies changes brought about by chemically acting substances in vivo and in vitro.
How is pharmacology related to other fields of study?
Pharmacology is an integrative discipline involving other fields such as physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, and immunology.
What does pharmacology attempt to describe?
Pharmacology attempts to describe the biological responses produced by substances known as drugs and the underlying mechanisms of these responses.
What distinguishes pharmacology from pharmacy?
Pharmacology involves studying the effects of drugs on living organisms, while pharmacy is responsible for the identification, standardization, and dispensing of drugs.
What is medical pharmacology?
Medical pharmacology is defined as the science of substances used to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease.
What is the main role of occupational toxicologists?
Establish guidelines for occupational safety and exposure limits to protect workers
What is the focus of forensic toxicology?
Analyze biological samples to detect toxic substances in poisoning or drug overdose cases
What do clinical toxicologists do in a clinical setting?
Manage poisoning and overdose cases, provide medical treatment and support
What is the contribution of regulatory toxicologists in the field?
Develop regulations and guidelines for safe use of chemicals, evaluate toxicological data
Why is forensic toxicology essential in legal investigations?
To detect toxic substances in cases of poisoning, drug overdoses, or other incidents
What concept was reintroduced into medicine about 60 years ago that made it possible to accurately evaluate therapeutic claims?
Rational therapeutics, especially controlled clinical trial
What has the last three decades seen a rapid growth of understanding in, related to drug action?
Molecular basis for drug action
What has the use of receptor identification methods led to the discovery of?
Orphan receptors
What has the decoding of genomes of many species led to the recognition of?
Unsuspected relationships between receptor families
What discovery led to the investigation of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) as therapeutic agents?
Small segments of RNA can interfere with protein synthesis with extreme selectivity
What is the current status regarding the extension of scientific principles into everyday therapeutics?
Still ongoing
What is hirudin?
An anticoagulant found in the saliva of leeches
Define synthetic sources of drugs.
Laboratory-based creation of chemical compounds designed for therapeutic effects
Give an example of a synthetic drug derived from salicylic acid.
Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)
What is the primary use of Ibuprofen?
Pain relief, fever reduction, and anti-inflammatory purposes
What is another name for Paracetamol?
Acetaminophen
What are Aspirin-Like NSAIDs used for?
Pain relief and reducing inflammation
Explore the misconceptions surrounding health and medicine, including the irrational use of remedies, rejection of medical science, and assumptions about drug effects. Test your knowledge on alternative health care practices and critical thinking in public health issues.
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