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Pharmacological definition of a drug
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Any medication that is used in treating a disease and/or disorder.
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Toxicology
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Study of the harmful effects of drugs on living tissues.
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Pharmacodynamics
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Study of the action of drugs on living tissue,
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General definition of a drug
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Any substance that can cause a change in function when administered to a living organism.
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Pharmacy
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Science of preparing and dispensing medication.
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Posology
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Study of the amount of drug required to produce therapeutic effects.
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. Pharmacokinetics
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Study of the process of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
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Pharmacotherapeutics
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Study of the use of drugs in the treatment of disease
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The site of action for any drug has been determined.
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False.
Not all drugs are determined.
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The potency of a drug is a measure of duration of the drug to produce a specific effect.
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False.
The measure of strength of concentration.
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The relationship of a drug response and the duration of action is expressed in the Dose-Response-Curve.
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False.
Time-Response-Curve.
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The TI is the ration of LD50/ED50 and gives an estimate of a drug's safety.
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True.
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Time-Response-Curves are used to predict the frequency with which a drug must be administered to maintain effective drug response.
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True.
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Changes in the drug metabolism can lead to the usual response to a particular drug.
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True.
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Idiosyncrasy is an individual, predictable response to a drug.
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False.
Not predictable, but unexpected.
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