NUR 210- Pharm- Exam 1 Questions and
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Peak Highest concentration of the drug
Trough The lowest plasma concentration of a drug
and it
measures the rate at which the drug is
eliminated
Onset The time it takes for a drug to reach the
minimum
effective concentration
Duration The length of time the drug exerts
therapeutic
effects
Agonist Produces a desired response
Antagonist Block a desired response
Additive The sum of the effects of the two drugs
, Synergistic effect When 2 or more drugs are given together,
one
drug can have a clinical effect substantially
greater
than that of either drug alone
Half Life The time it takes for the amount of the
drug in the
body to be replaced by half
Potentiation When the combined effects of two different
drugs
exceed the expected additive effect of
each of the
drugs
Pharmacokinetics Process of drug movement through the
body to
achieve necessary drug reaction
Protein Binding When 2 highly protein drugs are
administered they
compete for protein binding sites leading to
an
increase in free drug being released into
the
circulation
Distribution The movement of the drug from the
circulation to
body tissues where it is being absorbed in
the
body
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Peak Highest concentration of the drug
Trough The lowest plasma concentration of a drug
and it
measures the rate at which the drug is
eliminated
Onset The time it takes for a drug to reach the
minimum
effective concentration
Duration The length of time the drug exerts
therapeutic
effects
Agonist Produces a desired response
Antagonist Block a desired response
Additive The sum of the effects of the two drugs
, Synergistic effect When 2 or more drugs are given together,
one
drug can have a clinical effect substantially
greater
than that of either drug alone
Half Life The time it takes for the amount of the
drug in the
body to be replaced by half
Potentiation When the combined effects of two different
drugs
exceed the expected additive effect of
each of the
drugs
Pharmacokinetics Process of drug movement through the
body to
achieve necessary drug reaction
Protein Binding When 2 highly protein drugs are
administered they
compete for protein binding sites leading to
an
increase in free drug being released into
the
circulation
Distribution The movement of the drug from the
circulation to
body tissues where it is being absorbed in
the
body
