Pharmacotherapy - ANSWER use of drugs to treat, prevent and diagnose disease
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER The process by which drugs are absorbed,
distributed within the body, metabolized(bio transformation), and excreted.
Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER The way the drug affects the body
Adverse effects - ANSWER unintended and usually undesired of a drug
Contraindications/Precautions - ANSWER A specific situation in w/c a drug should
not be used because it could cause harm
Drug interactions - ANSWER the effects that may occur when the drug is given
along with another drug, food, or substance
Adverse Reaction/ Side effects - ANSWER Side effects are CAPITALIZED & most
frequent side effects are underlined
Agonist - ANSWER Activates
Antagonist - ANSWER Prevents activation
Affinity - ANSWER ability of a drug to bind to a receptor
efficacy - ANSWER Measure how well a drug produces a response
Potency - ANSWER The amt of drug req for a given response
receptor sites - ANSWER Many drugs are thought to act at specific areas on cell
membranes
Agonist (Receptor site ) - ANSWER Drugs that interact directly w/ receptor sites to
cause the same activity that natural chemicals would cause at that site
competitive antagonist drugs - ANSWER -Have a higher binding affinity than the
neurotransmitter to a receptor
-Blocks neurotransmitter from binding
Non-competitive antagonist - ANSWER Are drugs that bind to receptor sites to
block the effects of the agonist
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors "perils" - ANSWER Block
conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II (lower BP by vasodilation; decreasing
preload and afterload)
e.i., ramipril, captopril, lisinopril, enalapril
Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER The process by which drugs are absorbed,
distributed within the body, metabolized(bio transformation), and excreted.
Pharmacodynamics - ANSWER The way the drug affects the body
Adverse effects - ANSWER unintended and usually undesired of a drug
Contraindications/Precautions - ANSWER A specific situation in w/c a drug should
not be used because it could cause harm
Drug interactions - ANSWER the effects that may occur when the drug is given
along with another drug, food, or substance
Adverse Reaction/ Side effects - ANSWER Side effects are CAPITALIZED & most
frequent side effects are underlined
Agonist - ANSWER Activates
Antagonist - ANSWER Prevents activation
Affinity - ANSWER ability of a drug to bind to a receptor
efficacy - ANSWER Measure how well a drug produces a response
Potency - ANSWER The amt of drug req for a given response
receptor sites - ANSWER Many drugs are thought to act at specific areas on cell
membranes
Agonist (Receptor site ) - ANSWER Drugs that interact directly w/ receptor sites to
cause the same activity that natural chemicals would cause at that site
competitive antagonist drugs - ANSWER -Have a higher binding affinity than the
neurotransmitter to a receptor
-Blocks neurotransmitter from binding
Non-competitive antagonist - ANSWER Are drugs that bind to receptor sites to
block the effects of the agonist
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors "perils" - ANSWER Block
conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II (lower BP by vasodilation; decreasing
preload and afterload)
e.i., ramipril, captopril, lisinopril, enalapril
