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Which type of non-competitive antagonism involves covalent binding with the receptors?
Which type of non-competitive antagonism involves covalent binding with the receptors?
- Reversible antagonism
- Competitive antagonism
- Irreversible antagonism (correct)
- Functional antagonism
Which type of non-competitive antagonism is usually of short duration?
Which type of non-competitive antagonism is usually of short duration?
- Reversible antagonism (correct)
- Irreversible antagonism
- Competitive antagonism
- Functional antagonism
What is an example of functional antagonism mentioned in the text?
What is an example of functional antagonism mentioned in the text?
- Phenoxybenzamine on α-adrenergic receptors
- Epinephrine to histamine (correct)
- Nicotine in large dose
- Cocaine on dopamine receptors
What is an example of a drug causing reversible non-competitive antagonism?
What is an example of a drug causing reversible non-competitive antagonism?
What is potentiation in pharmacology?
What is potentiation in pharmacology?
What is the additive effect (summation) of two drugs with the same effect?
What is the additive effect (summation) of two drugs with the same effect?
What characterizes synergism in pharmacology?
What characterizes synergism in pharmacology?
What is the characteristic of a drug designated as cumulative?
What is the characteristic of a drug designated as cumulative?
How can toxicity from a cumulative drug be avoided?
How can toxicity from a cumulative drug be avoided?
What is tolerance to a drug?
What is tolerance to a drug?
What characterizes congenital tolerance?
What characterizes congenital tolerance?
What may contribute to individual tolerance within any population?
What may contribute to individual tolerance within any population?