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October 14, 2019

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Pharmacology basics

Pharmacology basics This topics focuses on the fundamental principles of pharmacology . It also discusses the different routes by which drugs can be administered. Kinetics, dynamics, therapeutics This topics also discusses what happens when a drug enters the body. This involves three main areas: pharmacokinetics (the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of a drug) pharmacodynamics (the biochemical and physical effects of drugs and the mechanisms of drug actions) pharmacotherapeutics (the use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases). How drugs are administered - The route will effect the quantity given and the rate at which the drug is absorbed and distributed in the body. These variables affect the drug’s action and the patient’s response. Routes of administration include: • buccal, sublingual, translingual: certain drugs are given buccally (in the pouch between the cheek and gum), sublingually (under the tongue), or translingually

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