Pharmacology Vocab

Pharamcology

The study of the uses and effects of drugs on humans.

Pharmacodynamics

what the drug does to the body

Phamacokinetics

What the body does to the drug

Pharacotherapeutics

drug choice+application

Toxicology

Study of the body’s response to the drug

Drug

substance that alters biological activity

Indications

Approved use of the drug to treat specific conditions

Off-label use

Uses in which the drug has shown effectiveness, but is not fda approved.

Contradictions

Circumstances under which a drug should not be taken

Side Effects

A second usually undesirable effect of a drug.

Adverse Effects

A negative effect on the drug user’s health

Hypersensitivity

Allergic reaction to administration of a drug

Iatrogenic

Negative effect associated with administration of a drug

Idiosyncratic/Paradoxic

Opppsite effect of a drug

Teratogenic

Harmful effects on a fetus that causes developmental issues

Synergism

Effect of a drug combonation that is greater than the singular drug

Antagonism

Combination decreases effect of a drug

Potentation

When one drug inhances the effect of another drug