Pharmacology Study Guide - Final

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Orientation to Pharmacology ⦁ Properties of an ideal drug: effectiveness, safety, selectivity ⦁ Landmark Drug Legislation ⦁ Pure Food & Drug Act – drug quality and purity, free of adulteran ... ts ⦁ Food, Drug, & Cosmetic act – regulated drug safety and FDA ⦁ Harris-Kefauver Amendment – increased drug safety testing rigor, required drugs to be effective ⦁ Controlled Substance Act – rules for manufacture & distribution of drugs w/ potential for abuse ⦁ Drug names: chemical name, generic name, brand name ⦁ FDA Pregnancy categories ⦁ A – Human studies show no fetal risk ⦁ B – animal studies show no fetal risk ⦁ C – animal studies show risk / no studies exist ⦁ D – evidence of fetal harm exists ⦁ X – contraindicated in pregnancy ⦁ Know therapeutic class, mechanism of action, indication, and contraindication meanings Basic Concepts of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics [Show More]

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