Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology Study Set with Questions and Answers

Pharmacodynamics The study of a medication's mechanism of action and the effects the medication has on the body Pharmacokinetics Study of how a drug is processed by the body, with emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action, distribution, and method of excretion Drug distribution and elimination Drug delivery systems, route of administration, modes of excretion Drug Any substance (other than food or device intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, relief, treatment, or prevention of disease) intended to affect the structure or function of the body Pharmacology The study of medicine Allergic reaction An acquired hyperresponse of body defenses to a foreign substance MAR Medication administration record Anaphylaxis A severe type of allergic reaction that involves the massive, systemic release of histamine and other chemical mediators of inflammation that can lead to lifethreatening shock Therapeutics The branch of medicine concerned with the prevention of disease and treatment of suffering Biologics Agents naturally produced in animal cells, by microorganisms, or by the body itself. i.e., hormones, vaccines Cell membrane A barrier that selectively facilitates or blocks entry and exit of various substances into and out of the cell such as drugs, nutrients, and waste Cell membrane receptors Specific molecules on the cell membrane surface that produce or block biological activity in the presence of specific substances to which they bind