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PHARMACOLOGY CX 3

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This action signals the time required for the drug to elicit a therapeutic response.
Every drug has a biological half-life, which is the time it takes for the body to lower the serum medication concentration by half. A drug with a short half-life needs to be given more frequently than a drug with a longer half-life.
When a patient takes two or more medications to treat the same illness, takes two or more medications from the same chemical class, uses two or more medications with the same or similar actions to treat several disorders simultaneously, or mixes nutritional supplements or herbal products with medication.
The F stands for Formula. The __________ formula used when infusing an IV without an infusion pump.
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The T in front of this word stands for Therapeutic. Therapeutic_____ is the ration between a drug’s therapeutic benefit and its toxic effect. The safety of the drug is determined by this_____. Drugs with a narrow or a low therapeutic _____ means there is little difference between a therapeutic dose and a toxic dose. This increases the likelihood of an “overdose” or adverse reaction.
This action describes the length of time that the drug concentration is sufficient to elicit a therapeutic response.
This is when the concentration of a drug is the highest plasma level,-when the drug reaches its maximum effect (peak effect).
The T in front of this word stands for Therapeutic. To achieve a Therapeutic_______, a patient receives regular fixed doses of medications at specific intervals that correspond with their half-lives.