drug development
Consent after understanding what is involved...risk and benefits
Informed Consent
Movement of drug into the blood stream
Absorption
Study of the effects of the drug on the body
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacogenetics
Treats post op nausea, pregnancy related and chemo related nausea
Ginger
Test effectiveness of drug on 100+ real patients
Phase 2 drug trial
Movement of drug into body tissues
Distribution
Relationship between therapeutic dose and toxic dose
Therapeutic index
Decrease responsiveness to a drug of course of therapy
Tolerance
Used to improve memory
Gingko
Group that receives drug being tested
experimental group
How drugs bind to proteins
Protein Binding
Peak
Acute rapid decrease in response to drug
Tachyphylaxis
Used to treat heart disease
Hawthorn
controlled substance
Body chemically changes drugs into a form that can be excreted
Metabolism
Drugs effect multiple receptors
Non-Selective
Effect is psychological in origin
Placebo effect
Used to boost immune system
Ginseng
Act that includes drug administration by nurses
Nurse Practice Act
Elimination of drug from body
Excretion
unintentional, unexpected reaction to drug therapy
Adverse Reaction
enzyme necessary to convert codeine into active metabolite, morphine
CYP2D6
Interacts with multiple drugs
St Johns Wort