Pharmacology Basics: Drugs, Pharmacodynamics, and Pharmacokinetics
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What is Pharmacodynamics concerned with?

  • The absorption of drugs into the body
  • The movement of drugs in and out the body
  • The effects of drugs on the body (correct)
  • The distribution of drugs within specific tissues

    • How does Pharmacokinetics differ from Pharmacodynamics?

  • Pharmacokinetics studies drug effects, while Pharmacodynamics studies drug absorption.
  • Pharmacokinetics studies drug absorption, while Pharmacodynamics studies drug metabolism.
  • Pharmacokinetics studies the movement of drugs in and out the body, while Pharmacodynamics focuses on drug effects. (correct)
  • Pharmacokinetics studies drug distribution within tissues, while Pharmacodynamics studies drug excretion.

    • How does Pharmacology differ from herbal medicine or alchemy?

  • Herbal medicine uses chemical substances to produce biological effects.
  • Herbal medicine focuses on the movement of drugs in the body.
  • Pharmacology is concerned with the systematic and scientific approach to understanding drug actions. (correct)
  • Alchemy studies the effects of drugs on living organisms.

    • Pharmacology is the study of the effect of chemical substances on the function of living systems. Drugs are chemical substances that, when administered to a living organism, produce a biological effect. This defines Pharmacology as a ____________ science.

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

    Pharmacodynamics is the study of the biochemical and physiologic, and molecular effects of drugs on the body and their mechanisms of action. It focuses on understanding the effects of drugs on the body at the ____________ level.

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

    Pharmacokinetics is the study of the movement of drugs in and out of the body and specific tissues, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. It involves understanding how drugs are processed and eliminated by the body's ____________ systems.

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

    What does Pharmacodynamics primarily focus on?

    <p>Biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs on the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Pharmacology differentiate itself from herbal medicine or alchemy?

    <p>By adopting a systematic and scientific approach to drug actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Pharmacokinetics, what is the main focus of study related to drug movement in the body?

    <p>Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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