Introduction to

Pharmacology .

It
study of Medications / chemical compounds which interact
°

is

with
living systems to produce certain effect
.

New Medication :
Developing of a

in
Discovery Phase [ candidate compound picked as
possible
thera poetic
agent ]
⑦ Preclinical Phase [ Compound tested on cell cultures / Animals]
as clinical Phone [ Compound tested on
Healthy Humans
A.

suffering from
Then tested on humans that
disease ]

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( www.mednotes.in)
 Medications
usually have 3 names :

(1) Chemical Name - chemical structure .

As -

N -

acetyl -

p
- amino
phenol
② Generic -
shortened chemical name .

Used
by Health
Professionals
As Paracetamol or
Acetaminophen
-

( 31 Brand / Trade - Given by Pharmaceutical Companies

As -
Pana do I or
Tylenol .

'

I
Ingredient
"

• Precise amount of Active Dgse

can be little
tzmg
as as

Medications Interaction with

Body
① Pharmacokinetics ② Pharm aerodynamics
do
I

does Medication klhat Medication does

What
Body to

a
.
to the
body .

( as AAB sorbed into Circulation 1

lbs Distributed
la ' Binds to
Receptors
to Tissues
.

lb
( C' Metabolised Signal Cascade

id , Eliminated a
Change in Cell 's
fyoncn!
I °
Ideal Medication should
[ AIME ] give Single Therapeutic Effect .

medications
Reality side
•

Many
came
Effects .
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Klay Medication Interact varies

widely
:

Depends on :
°

in
Genetic Profile
⑦
Ethnicity
⑦
Age
( as Sen
Health liver
is ,
of 9
Kidneys .

Personalized Pharmacology :

°
Treatments tailored to Each Individual :

Pharma co
genetics Pharmacology
: +
Genomics
Pharma co
epidemiology Differences : in Medication
Responses
between Populations .

Costs Medicines used

Pharma co economics :
Benefits of
&

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in
Populations .

full Med Notes : med notes ebooks site

company
. .

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