Clayton's Basic Pharmacology for Nurses
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• specific sites which the drug usually forms chemical bonds with -
✓✓receptors
• a drug only forms a bond with a receptor if: -✓✓- the drug and the
receptor have similar shapes
- the drug has a chemical affinity for the receptor
• the study of the interactions between drugs and their receptors and the
series of events that result in a pharmacologic response -
✓✓pharmacodynamics
• T/F: the better the fit between the receptor and the drug molecule the
better the response of the drug -✓✓T
• drugs that interact with a receptor to stimulate a response are known as
-✓✓agonists
• drugs that attach to a receptor but do not stimulate a response -
✓✓antagonists
• drugs that interact with a receptor to stimulate a response but inhibit
other responses -✓✓partial agonists
• 3 routes of drug administration: -✓✓- enteral
- parenteral
, - percutaneous
• when using the _______________ route, the drug is administered
directly into the GI tract by oral, rectal, or nasogastric route -✓✓enteral
• when using the _________________ route, the drug bypasses the GI
tract with the use of subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intravenous
injection -✓✓parenteral
• when using the ___________________ route, the drug is absorbed
through the skin and mucous membranes -✓✓percutaneous
• after administration, all drugs go through 5 stages: -✓✓- liberation
- absorption
- distribution
- metabolism
- excretion
• the study of what the body does to the drug -✓✓pharmacokinetics
• release of a drug from the dosage form to be dissolved in body fluids
for absorption -✓✓liberation
• liberation of a drug within the body can be manipulated by: -✓✓-
pharmaceutical dosage form used (e.g. solution, suspension, capsule,
tablet)
- administering the drug with or without food and water in the patient's
stomach
• the process whereby a drug is transferred from its site of entry into the
body to the circulating fluids of the body for distribution around the
body -✓✓absorption
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Exam Questions and Detailed Answers with
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• specific sites which the drug usually forms chemical bonds with -
✓✓receptors
• a drug only forms a bond with a receptor if: -✓✓- the drug and the
receptor have similar shapes
- the drug has a chemical affinity for the receptor
• the study of the interactions between drugs and their receptors and the
series of events that result in a pharmacologic response -
✓✓pharmacodynamics
• T/F: the better the fit between the receptor and the drug molecule the
better the response of the drug -✓✓T
• drugs that interact with a receptor to stimulate a response are known as
-✓✓agonists
• drugs that attach to a receptor but do not stimulate a response -
✓✓antagonists
• drugs that interact with a receptor to stimulate a response but inhibit
other responses -✓✓partial agonists
• 3 routes of drug administration: -✓✓- enteral
- parenteral
, - percutaneous
• when using the _______________ route, the drug is administered
directly into the GI tract by oral, rectal, or nasogastric route -✓✓enteral
• when using the _________________ route, the drug bypasses the GI
tract with the use of subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intravenous
injection -✓✓parenteral
• when using the ___________________ route, the drug is absorbed
through the skin and mucous membranes -✓✓percutaneous
• after administration, all drugs go through 5 stages: -✓✓- liberation
- absorption
- distribution
- metabolism
- excretion
• the study of what the body does to the drug -✓✓pharmacokinetics
• release of a drug from the dosage form to be dissolved in body fluids
for absorption -✓✓liberation
• liberation of a drug within the body can be manipulated by: -✓✓-
pharmaceutical dosage form used (e.g. solution, suspension, capsule,
tablet)
- administering the drug with or without food and water in the patient's
stomach
• the process whereby a drug is transferred from its site of entry into the
body to the circulating fluids of the body for distribution around the
body -✓✓absorption
