Geography 2152F/G- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 61 pages long!)
30 Nov 2017
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Elements of a doctors prescription: drug name, dose, dosing interval, route of administration. Each part of prescription has a lot to do with the pharmacokinetics of the drug. Peptides: up to tens of amino acids (ex insulin is about 51 aa long, small peptidic hormones. Proteins: enzymes (ex. enzyme that chews up blood clots if you have heart attack or stroke, hormones (ex drug that helps build up blood cells in body, antibodies (ex. Immunoglobulins that target specific proteins or ligands in the circulation that can target disease: becoming more common. Oligonucleotides: antisense therapeutics, not very common, binds rna and alters transcription of gene product in that cell. Generic name (based on national and international standards: name we consider as the official name, ex acetaminophen is name in north america (paracetamol in some places) Brand name (chosen by drug company or manufacturer: ex tylenol.
