NURS 14 Chapter all : Book notes
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Chapter one: introduction to pharmacology: drug regulation and approval. 1. 1 importance of pharmacology and how expansive it is. Pathophysiology the study of the nature of disease. 1. 2 pharmacology and therapeutics are connected for health care providers. All health care providers must have a strong understanding of both pharmacology and therapeutics no matter their job because of the importance. Health care providers - the group of occupations that is allowed to prescribe drugs. Therapeutics the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease and suffering. Pharmacotherapeutics the use of medicine to treat disease. 1. 3 agents may be classified as traditional drugs, biologics and natural alternatives. Drugs are chemical agents that produce biologic responses within the body. Biologics are agents naturally produced in animal cells, in microorganisms, or by the body itself. Natural alternative therapies are herbs, natural extracts, vitamins, minerals, or dietary supplements.
