NR 565 Pharmacology Week 1 Study Guide Practice Questions and Answers 2026/2027 Advanced Pharmacology Review

NR 565 Pharmacology Week 1


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Cannot produce maximum response, occupies more receptors



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, 1 Low efficacy 2 Pharmacokinetics



Phamacodynamics: 3 mechanisms of
3 Drug interactions: additive 4
action



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Pharmacokinetics The study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism,
and excretion in the body
"What the body does to the drug"

,Factors that affect drug absorption (5) Rate of dissolution
Surface area
Blood flow
Lipid solubility
PH partitioning


Factors that affect drug distribution (4) Blood flow to tissues
Ability to exit vascular system
Blood-brain barrier
Protein-binding capacity


Pharmacodynamics The study of biochemical and physiologic effects of
drugs on the body and the molecular mechanisms by
which those effects are produced
"What the body does to the drug"

, Phamacodynamics: 3 mechanisms of Receptor
action Enzyme
Non-selective interactions (i.e. chemo)


Types of drug therapy (7) Acute
Maintenance (HTN/bc)
Supplemental (insulin)
Palliative
Supportive (IV fluid)
Prophylactic
Empirical (broad-spectrum abx)


Idiosyncratic Effect Unexpected response to medication


Tolerance Declining response to a drug