Week Two Pharmacology STAR Slides

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6 Test Questions

6 Terms

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Potency Def.

The amount of drug needed to produce a specified effect.


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Efficacy Def

The drug’s ability to produce the greatest maximal response. It compares the desired therapeutic effect of two drugs.


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The ______ the dose, the more ______ the drug is.

smaller, potent

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Therapeutic Index

The ratio between the dosage of a drug that causes a lethal effect and the dosage that causes a Therapeutic Effect.

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What is the first pass effect?

The metabolism of a drug by the liver before the drug reaches the systemic circulation and its site of action. (Swallowed → Liver first → Some drug lost)

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Does Rectal Route avoid first pass effect?

Yes!