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| The study of drugs and thier action on the body. |
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| Study of drugs used to cure, treat, or prevent disease. |
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| Application of drug therapy to disease treatment. |
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| Two drugs whose sum effect when given together is equal to the effect from each given separately but at the same time. |
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| Drug that activates its receptor upon binding |
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| Drug that binds to its receptor without acivating it |
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| Fraction of drug dose that reaches the systemic circulation |
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| Drug use that may result in withdrawal symptoms upon discontinuation; symptoms can be psychologic or physiologic. |
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| Loss of tissue responsiveness that can occur with drug exposure |
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| All-inclusive management of a patient's disease |
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| Agents that induce vomiting |
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| The route comprising oral, sublingual, nasogastric, or rectal routes of drug absorption |
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| Elimination of drug that happens after administration but before it reaches the systemic circulation |
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| List of drugs stocked by the pharmacy. |
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| Time it take for the drug concentration to fall 50% in the body |
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| Dose given to keep a drug at a therapeutic level in the blood |
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| Starting dose that is administered to achieve a therapeutic concentration rapidly. |
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| The route comprising routes that bypass the alimentary tract; injectable |
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| Actions of the drug on the body |
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| Actions of the body on the drug |
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| The effect of two drugs given together when one drug has no effect but increases the response of the other drug, which normallyhas a lesser effect. |
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| Refers to sites such as albumin where the drug is connected or bound and inactive; influences drug distribution |
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