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| The study of substances that interact with living systems through chemical processes, especially by binding to regulatory molecules and activating or inhibiting normal body processes |
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| The science of the substances used to prevent, diagnose and treat disease. |
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| The branch of pharmacology that deals with the undesirable effects of chemicals on living systems, from individual cells to complex ecosystems. |
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| The relation of an individual's genetic makeup to his or her response to specific drugs. |
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| Any substance that brings about a change in biologic function through its chemical actions. |
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| A drug that has an almost exclusively harmful effect. |
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| Poison of biological origin. |
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| A molecule which affects the binding abilities of a ligand to its enzyme by binding to a site other than the active site. This can be inhibitory or activating and the effects can not be overcome with an increased concentration of substrate. |
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| The study of the movement of the drug through the body; what the body does to the drug. |
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| The study of the mechanism of action and the physiological effects of the drug; what the drug does to the body. |
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| Name the three different names of a given drug, which is the most beneficial to know? |
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| Chemical, Generic and Trade. The generic is the most beneficial as it is the same internationally |
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| The drug is absorbed through the intestine; Oral |
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| Routes of administration that involve absorbance of the drug from sites other than the stomach or intestines. |
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| Routes of administration that involve absorbance of the drug from sites other than the stomach or intestines. |
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