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| any chemical that can affect living processes |
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| the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems |
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| the study of drugs in humans |
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the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy.
- the medical use of drugs |
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| elicits the response for which it is given |
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the degree to which a drug produces adverse effects.
- no drug is 100% safe |
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the degree to which a drug elicits only the response for which it was given without causing other effects.
- there is no such thing as an 100% selective drug. |
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| in most cases we want action of the drug to subside within an appropriate time. |
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| each patient responds to drugs differetly so therapy must be tailored to the individual. |
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| Drugs should be easy to admnister and the number of doses a day should be low to promote adherance and reduce risk for medication errors. |
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