Drug Administration
One advantage of this form of drug administration is a more precise and dependable dosage.
Injection
This is the process of changing drug’s molecular structure into forms that body can excrete through the kidneys...
Biotransformation
the simple sum of the effects of two drugs is called
Additive Effect
What types of drugs would trigger the Sympathetic NS?
stimulants, ie cocaine
This form of drug administration is fastest and allows the drug to reach the brain n 5-8 seconds.
Inhalation
A term for the time between when a person takes a drug and when they feel the effects.
Latency Period
A term for when the results from chronic use of one drug creates a tolerance to another...
Cross-tolerance
This part of the brain plays a major role n drug overdose.
Medulla / Brain Stem
This form of drug administration has a delayed effect on the user.
Oral Administration
When it comes to the quantity of a drug in the body - the more of a drug a person takes, the faster the body tires to get rid of it with the exception of this substance...
Alcohol
when the sum of the effects of two drugs taken together is more than each drug individually. This can create dangerous situations.
Synergism
What types of drugs would trigger the Parasympathetic NS?
depressants
Research has shown that the faster a drug reaches this part of the body, the more likely it is to be addicting.
BRAIN
a term for the time for drug to decline to 50% of its original concentration
elimination half-life
when one drug combined with another produces an enhanced effect when one of the drugs alone has no effect.
Potentiation
Drugs effecting this part of the brain can make you very dizzy
Cerebellum
The slowest route of drug administration...
Absorption (topical)
the term for a modified form of the original drug as a result of biotransformation
Metabolites
Narcan's effect on Heroin is an example of this type of drug interaction...
Antagonistic
When drugs impact this part of the brain it can interfere with intellectual functioning
cerebral cortex