and CORRECT Answers
Phase One Drug Trial - CORRECT ANSWER - Small number of people
Absorption, distribution, elimination, and adverse effects are monitored
Phase Two Drug Trial - CORRECT ANSWER - Small number of people
Determines if drug is effective in treatment
Phase Three Drug Trial - CORRECT ANSWER - Large number of people
Safety of drug is carefully studied
Potency - CORRECT ANSWER - Amount of drug that must be given to obtain a response
Efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER - Maximum effect of the drug
Paul Ehrlich - CORRECT ANSWER - Organoarsenic compounds
Salvarsan: syphilis treatment
Gerhard Domagk - CORRECT ANSWER - Sulfonamides
Prontosil: streptococcus
Antimetabolites - CORRECT ANSWER - Act against substances required for metabolism
of an organism
Example: sulfanilamide
Sulfanilamide - CORRECT ANSWER - Antimetabolite
, Therapeutic Index - CORRECT ANSWER - Lethal Dose (Toxicity) ÷ Effective Dose
Higher means safer
Parenteral Routes - CORRECT ANSWER - Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Intravenous
Enteral Routes - CORRECT ANSWER - Mouth
Rectal
Under Tongue
Drug Dependence - CORRECT ANSWER - Physical dependence
Psychological dependence
Tolerance
Abuse Potential - CORRECT ANSWER - Dependence liability
Availability of drug
Harmfulness
CNS Depressants - CORRECT ANSWER - Alcohol
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
Sedative-Hypnotics - CORRECT ANSWER - Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines - CORRECT ANSWER - Activate GABA