[PHA3112] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (44 pages long)
30 Mar 2017
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Pharmacology: the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems. We study the generic names for this course. Rationale for selection of dosage, route, and schedule of administration. Pathological variables (especially diminished liver/kidney function -> reduced elimination) All of these can change how a patient responds to a drug. May be a difference in the patients: differences on how the drug acts on the body. Right documentation: becoming more and more important (multiple patients are taking many drugs drug/drug interactions) Right surveillance and monitoring: we have to be ready to adjust the drugs. What drugs are contraindicated: significant risks for a patient. Example: aspirin if you"re already taking an anticoagulant. Allergies: penicillin (can"t take penicillin or their derivatives) Physiological: pregnant women can"t take certain drugs. Absorption: crossage of membranes (has to cross membranes in gut and be absorbed through blood if taken orally) Typically makes drug soluble so it can be excreted in urine.
