Pharmacodynamics

Pharmacokinetics

routes of absorption

Medical Pharmacology

Drug Classes

How do drugs affect the body

What drugs do not interact with the body and yet have an effect

Non Specific Drug action

what is a receptor

What do receptors do

how are receptors specific

What is an agonist

what is a partial agonist

antagonist

what is specificity

what does specificity determine?

What is affinity

what does affinity determine?

what is efficacy

Types of receptor

What are the 4 principles of pharmacokinetics

what is absorption

what is distribution

what is metabolism

Excretion

what is the maximum concentration

what is the half life?

rate and extent of absorption depends on

What is bioavailability

what is first pass metabolism

advantages of the oral route

disadvantages of the oral route

advantages of iv route

disadvantages of iv

how are drugs distributed in the blood

stomach pH?

duodenal pH?

what is the blood brain barrier

what are the major enzymes involved in drug metabolism

Common drugs that can cause liver enzyme induction or inhibition

what is the main organ of drug elimination

what is used as a measure of renal function

what increases the likelihood of drug interactions

what does A-PINCH stand for

What are A-Pinch drugs

what does SALAD stand for

what is the most effective way of reducing medication error

what are latent failures