Drug discovery is a process in medicine and pharmacology where a drug is discovered and designed. In the past drug discovery was very different to the current form‚ previously active ingredients were used to tackle illnesses. Nowadays more detailed research on diseases has been pursued‚ details such as what the genes are coding or what protein is involved‚ therefore are allowing the designing of drugs to target specific sites to act on the disease. Once detailed information of the disease has been
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PHARMACOLOGY AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION MED 1150 CHAPTER 1- Questions: 1‚ 2‚3‚4‚7‚10‚11‚13‚14‚15‚16‚18 CHAPTER REVIEW PAGE 18-20 QUIZ YOUR SELF 1. Describe the linguistic origin/etiology of the following words * Pharmacology: The study of drugs and the interactions with living tissue. * Origin of Pharmacology: Greek word pharmakon meaning medicine or drug * Drug: Any nonfood chemical substance that affect the mind and body. * Origin of Drug: Dutch word droog meaning
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1. Explain the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology to ensure safe medication administration. Use of drugs to diagnose‚ prevent‚ or treat disease processes/suffering Medications can either: Improve Quality of Life Produce Devastating Consequences 2. Compare and contrast pharmacology and therapeutics. a. Pharmacology: The study of medicine. i. Understanding how drugs are administered‚ to where they travel in the body‚ to
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Introduction to Pharmacology Chapter 1 – Pharmacology intro Pharmacology is the study of drugs. A drug can be any substance that‚ when administered to living organisms‚ produces a change in function. Thus‚ substances such as water‚ metals (iron)‚ or insecticides can be classified as drugs. However‚ the term drug commonly means any medication that is used for diagnosing‚ curing‚ or treating disease Every drug produces its intended effect‚ or therapeutic effect‚ along with other effects. The therapeutic
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EVALUATION OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EXTRACT EFFECT OF Argemone mexicana ON ALBINO RATS INTRODUCTION 1.1 Inflammation: Inflammation could be defined as the complex biological response of vascular tissue to harmful stimuli such as pathogen‚ damaged cells or irritants. It is a protective attempt by the organism to remove injurious stimuli as well as initiate the healing process for the tissue. This is achieved by diluting‚ destroying or otherwise neutralizing harmful agents (e.g. microbes or toxins)
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Mechanisms of Acetaminophen-lnduced Liver Necrosis By Jack A. Hinson‚ Dean W. Roberts‚ and Laura P. James Acetaminophen (paracetamol‚ N-acetyl-p-aminophenol; APAP) is widely used as analgesic and antipyretic drug. At therapeutic doses‚ acetaminophen is safe to be used. Acetaminophen other than aspirin and ibuprofen has only weak anti-inflammatory properties. At higher doses‚ acetaminophen produces a centrilobular hepatic necrosis that can be fatal. Acetaminophen-lnduced Hepatotoxicity Observation/
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Adrenergic Agonists (a.k.a. Sympathomimetic Drugs) I. Direct stimulants of α and β receptors 1. Epinephrine (Adrenaline) 2. Norepinephrine (Levophed) 3. Levonordefrin (Neo-Cobefrin) 4. Dopamine (Intropin) 5. Ephedrine II. Direct stimulants of α receptors (α agonists) 1. Phenylephrine (Neo-synephrine) III. Direct stimulants of β receptors (β agonists) 1. Isoproterenol (Isuprel) 2. Selective stimulants of β2 receptors in the bronchi (for asthma) 2.a. Salbutanol (Ventolin) 2.b. Terbutaline
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Examination Questions: Sedative and Hypnotics‚ and Antiepilepsy agents 1. What is the chemical name of GABA? a. The amino acid derivative‚ γ-aminobutyrate‚ also called 4-aminobutyrate‚ (GABA) is a well-known inhibitor of presynaptic transmission in the CNS. 2. Explain: the structure of GABAA receptor complex and location of Benzodiazepine’s and barbiturate’s binding sites on GABAA receptors. a. The GABAA receptor complex have chloride channels associated with in the receptor (influx of
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26/08/2013 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM PHARMACOLOGY To generate the force that moves the blood through circulatory system 1 26/08/2013 Learning Objectives: After completing this chapter you should able to: •Name categories of cardiovascular drugs •Describe the therapeutics effects of drugs •Identify the side effects 2 26/08/2013 Heart & Blood Circulation 3 functional parts: • • • Cardiac muscle Conduction system Nerve supply Main Diseases CHF – Congestive heart failure
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There is also a form where you can submit your comments about any question & this will be posted on the website for the use of all. Thanks in advance for contributing in this way. [3] Separate Physiology & Pharmacology files The MCQs have been split into these 2 sections. This is the Pharmacology file. This decreases the size of the file to minimise download time which can be long with large attachments if you have a slow connection. [4] Why .DOC files OR .RTF files? The files can be downloaded
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