part 1: defintion

Neuropharm vs psychopharm

Neruo: study of drug induced changes in the nervous system cell functioning what happens to the neuron

Psych: how the drug effects you mentally, emotionally, behaviorally

Neuropsych: drug that effect the NS in order to change behavior

Pharmacodynamics

Branch of pharma that’s connected with effect of drugs & mechanism

Drug action: changes produced by drug once it binds to target site

Pharmacokinetics

Branch of pharm that’s connected with movement of drugs throughout the body

Drug effects: physical/mental change occurring from the drug

Bioavailability

Amount of drug in blood that is free to bind at target sites

5 pharmacokinetic component of drugs

1. Routes

2. Absorption & distribution

3. Binding

4. Inactivation

5. Excretion

Therapeutic effect

Drug receptor interaction that is going to produce the desired drug effect anything else is a SIDE EFFECT

Specific drug effect

Based on physical or biochemical interactions within a tissue (drug action)

Nonspecific drug effect

Your mood/perceptions & expectations, effect how drug works

Ex: placebos