- deals with drugs and their reactions to the human body
- dose = each administration of drug,... frequency
- therapeutic effect - this is desirable effect
x
- side effect - not desirable
- contraindications - patient condition is bad or there is some problem = diabetes, pregnancy
- alergic reaction - it´s not expected (anaphylapsis)
- two medications can interact with each other
- synegistic effect = enhances the first drug;
- antagonistic effect = one drug supress the other
- cumulative effect - this can be lethal or toxic effect
- DOSAGE = amount of drug:
minimal - give desirable effect
maximal - can be administrated safely
toxic - behave like poison
lethal - can kill
average - it´s effective for most people
- systemics x local effect
(sys. = swallowed pill; loc. = ointment, garle, cream, lotion, eye drop)
- oral administrations: swallowed X under tongue X between gum and cheek to be dissolved
- injection: intramuscular, intradermal, subcutaneous, intravenous
another words:
addict = narkoman, administer, buccal membr., irrigation, liquid, mouthwash,
nausea, prescribe, rectal, solution = roztok, treat = léčit