Pharmacology Basics Drugs Properties and Response Factors Study Guide.pdf
Pharmacology Basics Drugs Properties and Response Factors Study Guide.pdf
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Pharmacology Basics Drugs Properties and Response Factors Study Guide.pdf
Pharmacology Basics Drugs Properties and Response Factors Study Guide.pdf
Pharmacology Basics Drugs Properties and Response Factors Study Guide.pdf
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What is pharmacology? The study of drugs and their interactions with living systems.
Define 'drug' in the context of medication. Any chemical that can affect living processes, primarily focusing on those
with therapeutic applications.
What is clinical pharmacology? The study of drugs in humans, including their effects on patients and
healthy volunteers.
What does therapeutics refer to? The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent
pregnancy.
What are the 'Big Three' properties of an ideal drug? Effectiveness, Safety, and Selectivity.
Why is effectiveness considered the most important Because a drug must elicit the responses for which it is given; if it doesn't,
property of a drug? there is no justification for its use.
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