Pharmacological concepts and drugs
Learning objective
This chapter deals with pharmacology – how medicine works in the body. Once the body ingests a drug, the drug substances interact with the body’s internal systems. The interactions lead to therapeutic effects, and sometimes side effects.
Key concept terms
Absorption
the diffusion of drugs through cell membrane
ADME
absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
API
active pharmaceutical ingredient
AUC
area under curve; quantitative estimation of drug concentration in the blood stream
Bid
twice a day
Bioavailability
drug availability in the blood stream
Bioequivalence
when there is ...
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