ANAPHY NOTES
INTRODUCTION TO Brand Name – name given to a drug by the
PHARMACOLOGY
Pharmakon – drug or poison
Logos – greek word: reason or plan
Pharmacology – study of interaction of
drugs with living organisms.
- Scientific study of the origin, nature,
chemistry, effects and uses of drugs.
Clinical Pharmacology – evaluate the
pharmacological action of drug preferred
route of administration and safe dosage
range in human clinical trials.
Drugs – chemicals that alter functions of
living. Generally given for the diagnosis,
prevention
Pharmacy – science of identification,
selection, preservation, standardization,
compounding and dispensing of medical
substances.
- Medical science concerned with the safe
and effective use of medicines.
Toxicology – science of poison.
Chemotherapy – effect of the drugs upon
micro-organisms and parasites, living and
multiplying in a living organism.
- Usually for destroying cancer cells.
Pharmacopoeia – official code containing a
selected list of the established drugs and
medical preparations with descriptions of
their physical properties and tests for their
identity, purity and potency.
Pharmacologist – a scientist who specialize
in the study pharmacodynamics, employing,
all kinds of biochemical, physiological, and
other techniques.
Pharmacist – who is qualified and licensed.
- They are the one to prepare and dispense
drugs.
Adverse Effects – drug effects that are not
the desired therapeutic effect; may be
unpleasant or even dangerous.
pharmaceutical company that developed it;
also called a trade name.
Generic Name – the original designation
that a drug is given when the drug company
that developed it applies for the approval
process.
Orphan Drugs – drugs that have been
discovered but would not be profitable for a
drug company to develop; usually drugs that
would treat only a small number of people;
these orphans can be adopted by drug
companies to develop. Ex: guyabano
Over-The-Counter (OTC) Drugs – drugs
that are available without a prescription for
self-treatment of a variety of complaints;
deemed to be safe when used as directed.
Teratogenic – having adverse effects on the
fetus.
Pharmacognosy – science of identification
of drug.
- The branch of pharmacology dealing
with economic, biological and chemical
aspects of natural drugs and their
constituents.
- The study of natural (versus synthetic
drugs) drug sources
- Ex: plants, animals, minerals
Stimulants – a substances that raises levels
of physiological or nervous activity in the
body.
Opiates (Opioid) – a drug derived from or
related to opium. Ex: marijuana
Depressants – chiefly of a drug reducing
functional or nervous activity.
Cannabinoids – are naturally occurring
compounds found in the cannabis sativa
plant.
Hallucinogens – a drug that causes
hallucinations, such as LSD (Lysergic Acid
Diethylamide).
Steroids – also called corticosteroids, are
anti-inflammatory medicines used to treat a
range of conditions.
Inhalants – are volatile substances that Supplementary Therapy – supplies the
produce chemical vapors that can be body with a substance needed to maintain
inhaled. Ex: Nebulizer. normal function.

Synthetic Drugs – drugs are created using
manmade chemicals rather than natural
ingredients.
NATURAL SOURCES OF DRUGS
Palliative Therapy – make the patient as
comfortable as possible.
Supportive Therapy – maintains the
integrity of body functions.

Plants – weak acid and weak bases Prophylactic Therapy – provided to

(alkaloids); atropine, caffeine, nicotine.
Animals – hormone drugs; premarin,equine,
insulin, heparin. Ex: Horse
Minerals – salicylic acid, aluminum
hydroxide, sodium chloride.
Synthetic Source – aspirin, sulphonomides,
paracetamol, zidovudine.
prevent illness or other undesirable outcome
during planned events.
Empiric Therapy – involved drug
administration when a certain pathologic
condition has as an uncertain but high
likelihood of occurrence based on the
patients initial presenting symptoms.

Micro Organisms – penicillin,

streptomycin and many other antibodies.

Genetic Engineering – human insulin,

human growth hormone.

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Therapeutics – branch of medicine

concerned with cure of disease or relief of
symptoms and includes drug treatment.

Pharmacodynamics – study of the

biological and therapeutic effects of drugs.

Pharmacokinetics – study of the

absorption, distribution, metabolism and
excretion (ADME) of drugs.

Pharmacotherapeutics (Clinical
Pharmacology) – focuses on the clinical use
of drugs to prevent and treat diseases. it
defines the principles of drug-action – the
cellular process that change in response to
the presence of drug molecules.

TYPES OF THERAPHY

Acute Therapy – involves more intense drug

treatment and is implemented in the acutely
ill or the critically ill.

Maintenance Therapy – prevent progression

of a disease or condition.