1. Pharmacodynamics:
Answer
- the effect of drugs on the body
- ex: drug-receptor interaction, drug-receptor activity, dose-response relationship,and drug
potency and efficiency
2. Pharmacokinetics:
Answer
- the movement of the drug throughout the body
- ex: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
3. Absorption:
Answer - the movement of a drug fromitssite of administration into the blood
4. Distribution:
Answer - the movement of absorbed drug in bodily fluids throughout thebody to target
tissues, with the requirement of adequate blood flow
5. Metabolism:
Answer - the chemical change of drug structure to enhance excretion, inactivate the drug,
increase therapeutic action, activate a prodrug, and increaseor decrease toxicity
6. Elimination:
Answer - the removal of the drug from the body by organs of elimination
7. Excretion:
Answer the process in which drugs are transferred from inside the body tooutside the
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