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Pharmacokinetics - answer-What the body does to the drug
Absorption - answer-how drug enters bloodstream
Distribution - answer-where it goes (e.g., crosses blood-brain barrier)
Metabolism - answer-mainly in liver
Excretion - answer-mainly kidneys
Pharmacodynamics - answer-What the drug does to the body
Agonist - answer-activates receptor
Antagonist - answer-blocks receptor
ACE Inhibitors (Action) - answer-↓ BP by inhibiting angiotensin II
ACE Inhibitors (Side Effects) - answer-Cough, hypotension, hyperkalemia
Beta-Blockers (Action) - answer-↓ HR & BP
Beta-Blockers (Side Effects) - answer-Bradycardia, fatigue
Calcium Channel Blockers (Action) - answer-↓ vascular resistance
Calcium Channel Blockers (Side Effects) - answer-Edema, hypotension
Digoxin (Action) - answer-↑ contractility
Digoxin (Side Effects) - answer-Nausea, bradycardia, toxicity
Heparin (Antidote) - answer-Protamine sulfate
Warfarin (Antidote) - answer-Vitamin K
Enoxaparin (Lovenox) (Action) - answer-Low-molecular-weight heparin