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Drug - Definition

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any chemical that can affect living processes

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Pharmacology is…

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the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems.

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Clinical Pharmacology is…

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the study of drugs in HUMANS.

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Therapeutics

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the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, and treat illness (and/or) pregnancy - the MEDICAL use of drugs.

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Respiration -

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energy formation

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Metabolism

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anabolism and catabolism.

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Reproduction

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DNA replication and cell division

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Eukaryotic cells

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unicellular organism having a true nucleus and nuclear membrane. These contain ribosomes (80s), nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and Golgi-bodies.

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Prokaryotic Cells -

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unicellular organism lacking a true nucleus and nuclear membrane, have a single loop of double-stranded DNA.
They also contain robosomes (70S) NO but does not contain the following organelles - mitochondria, nucleus, ER, GB

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Viruses -

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Contain nucleic acid (NA), (DNA or RNA - but not both) capsid, and no other organelles.

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Disease occurs when..

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enough cells become dysfunctional or when enough cells die and organ loses function.

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Diseases can be do too…

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autoimmune, viruses, etc.

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Properties of an ideal drug

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Effectiveness, safety, selectivity.

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Effectiveness

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A drug that elicits the response it is suppose to.

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Pharmakon - means…

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means poison in Greek.

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Selectivity -

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one that elicits only the response for which it is given.

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What is the therapeutic objective?

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To provide the maximum benefit with minimum harm.

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Pharmacokinetic Processes

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movement of drugs.

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Parts of pharmacokinetic processes - MADME

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Movement (that’s pharmacokinetic processes.)
Drug…
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and excretion.

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Pharmacodynamics -

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determines the type of response and intensity.

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Sources of Individual variation

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Age, sex, gender, etc.