Pharma lab midterms (terms) 1

A scope of pharmacology that deals with the fate and action of the drug.

Pharmacodynamics

A mathematical description of the temporal changes in the concentration of the drug

Pharmacokinetics

the science and technique of preparing and dispensing drugs

Pharmacy

Experimental science dealing with the properties of drug and their effects on the living system

Pharmacology

Study of the use of drugs in the treatment od disease

Pharmacotherapy

Branch of medical science concerned with the dosage of medicine and drugs.

Posology

Refers to the body of knowledge about the therapeutic properties of any substances used for healing.

Materia Medica

study of the effects of drugs and other chemical agents through controlled laboratory experiments.

Experimental pharmacology

refers to the use of chemical substances, particularly drugs to treat disease.

Chemotherapy

Branch of science dedicated to measurement

Metrology

The quantity to be administered at one time, as a specified within 24 hours

Single dose

The total amount of the therapeutic substance that is to be taken within 24 hours

Daily Dose

A fraction of the total quantity prescribed to be given at intervals, usually during a 24 hour period

Divided dose

the schedule of doses of a therapeutic agent per unit of time

Dosage regimen

an initial before dropping down to a lower level (maintenance dose)v

Loading dosage

the amount of a medication administered to maintain a desired level of medication in the blood

Maintenance dose