91707 Final: Pharmacology 1
Document Summary
Learning objectives: definitions, how drugs work, drug nomenclature, therapeutic drug market, guide to drug regulations, mechanisms of drugs. What is pharmacology: pharmacology is the study of drugs and how they interact with biological systems within the body. They can act within metabolic processes such as enzymes, membrane ion channels and receptors, biomolecules and more. What is a drug: a compound with known structure that when administered results in a biological response. We can control the body with drugs. All of these can be measured as a rate and we can determine the rate at which the drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolised and excreted. Drugs to cure, treat or alleviate diseased states of the body or pain. Use of drugs to kill invading organisms and cells within the body. The study of poisons and toxins on the human body and how they are counteracted by therapeutics.
