5 Questions
What is the definition of pharmacokinetics?
The study of what the body does to drug molecules, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, & excretion.
What is the definition of pharmacodynamics?
The study of what the drug does to the body.
What is an adverse effect?
A direct response to one or more drugs that results in undesirable effects.
What is the definition of a prototype drug?
A representative drug of a particular class or group that exhibits typical characteristics and effects.
What is the definition of prophylaxis?
The use of a drug or treatment to prevent the occurrence of a disease or condition.
Study Notes
Pharmacology Basics
- Pharmacokinetics: The study of the fate of drugs in the body, including their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
- Pharmacodynamics: The study of the effects of drugs on the body, including the physiological and biochemical changes that occur in response to drug administration.
- Adverse effect: An unwanted or harmful reaction to a drug that occurs at normal therapeutic doses.
- Prototype drug: A drug that is the first of its kind, serving as a model for the development of other similar drugs.
- Prophylaxis: The use of a drug or other agent to prevent disease or infection, rather than to treat it after it has occurred.
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