ANTH106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Amygdala, Excitotoxicity, Ibuprofen

• School: Macquarie University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH106
• Professor: All

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* a substance used in the diagnosis, treatment,or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication. * such a substance as recognised or defined by food and drug administrations. * a substance, such a narcotic or hallucinogen, that effects the central nervous system causing changes in behaviour and often addiction. * there is no legal or commonly accepted definition for drug. * use( main effect: what disorder it is used to treat (how it works) * dose: what does to prescribe depending on what it is used to treat. * contraindications: drugs or disorders that this drug should not be prescribed with/for. * precautions: take care when using drugs (e. g with alcohol) * side effects: unwanted effects for one treatment yet ay be wanted for another (e. g sedative effects of antihistamines) * half life: time to remove half of the active drug amount. * ed50: dose at which 50% of (cid:1684)population(cid:1685) found drug to be effective.