NURS 2004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Drug Metabolism, Nitroglycerin, Pharmacodynamics
26 Jan 2017
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List the 3 basic properties of drugs. Describe the 3 properties of an ideal drug and explain why each is desirable. Compare the different types of drug preparations. Discuss legislative and authoritative sources for drug standards in canada. Describe the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs and the factors that affect these mechanisms. Explain the clinical implications of the dose-time curve. You can use whatever formula you are more comfortable with. 40x = 80 x = 80/40 x = 2 tablets. Drug- any chemical that can affect living processes (called medication) Pharmacology- study of drugs and interactions with living systems. Pharmacotherapeutics- use of drugs to diagnose, prevent or treat disease, or prevent pregnancy. Chemical names- chemical description of the drug using nomenclature of chemistry (don"t generally use in healthcare) Generic name- assigned by the united states adopted names council; same names in canada (this is what we need to learn)
