Pharmacology and Medical Pharmacy Definitions
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Pharmacodynamics focuses on the study of biochemical & physiological effects of drugs & the mechanisms by which they produce such effects. ” What the DRUG does to the ______”

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Pharmacokinetics is the quantitative measurement of drug absorption, distribution, and elimination (i.e., excretion and metabolism) and includes the rate processes for drug movement into the ______, within the body, and out of the body. ”What the ______ does to the DRUG”

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Toxicology is the branch that deals w/ the undesirable effects of chemicals on living systems, from individual cells to complex ______.

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DEFINITION OF PHARMACOLOGY is the study of selective biologic activity of ______.

<p>drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

MEDICAL PHARMACY is the area of pharmacology concerned with the use of chemicals in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of ______, especially in humans.

<p>disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

DEFINITION OF DRUGS: Articles recognized in the official USP, official Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the US or the official NF, or any supplements to any of them. Articles for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of ______ in man or other animals.

<p>disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

DRUG RECEPTORS: The molecular components of the body with which drugs interact to bring about their ______.

<p>effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of pharmacodynamics?

<p>Study of biochemical &amp; physiological effects of drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does pharmacokinetics examine?

<p>Rate processes for drug movement into the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does pharmacotherapeutics involve?

<p>Rational use of drugs in the management of diseases</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the area of pharmacology concerned with the use of chemicals in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, especially in humans?

<p>Medical pharmacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a part of the definition of drugs according to USP and NF?

<p>Articles intended for use as food or food supplements</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does pharmacodynamics focus on studying?

<p>The biochemical and physiological effects of drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are drug receptors according to the text?

<p>The molecular components of the body with which drugs interact to bring about their effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

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