PSYC62H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neuropsychopharmacology, Pharmacogenetics, Psychopharmacology
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Lec01 read up to chapter 2 psychopharmacology: what its all about, how research determines how drugs are developed. 3. research after drug is developed classes of drugs. 1. families and similarities: misuse and abuse structure of course, 2 in-class mid-term exams, 1 final exam. 3. short answer and matching definition of drug. 1. substances that exhibits physiological changes in the body: administered substance that alters physiological functioning, definition has limitations a. i. food would be a drug under this definition usage of drugs. 7. cutaneous a. through the skin labeling of a drug. 1. trade name: developed for marketing the drug a. i. e. g. tylenol, generic name, developed to describe a drug"s chemical structure and similarity to other drug a. i. e. g. acetaminophen. 3. street names: used for recreational drugs a. i. e. g. ecstasy fever. 1. take tylenol not advil: dosage is for the average adult. Ld50 a. the dosage at which it is lethal for 50% of participants.
