Pharmacology

the force of attraction of a molecule to a receptor site

a drug that has a direct stimulatory effect on a receptor

a drug that interferes with the action of an agonist

the dose above which no further beneficial drug effect will occur

the administration of a drug through the gastroinestinal tract by mouth

the magnitude of response obtained from optimal receptor site occupancy by a drug

the time it takes for half the drug to be removed from the body

the ability to cause an effect or action

the administration of a drug bypassing the GI ways but also including inhalation and topical administration

a drug with affinity for the receptor site, but unable to produce a strong effect or action

the mechanisms of drug action involving biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs

the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of a drug

the use of pharmacologic agents to diagnose, treat or prevent disease

the concentration at which the drug elicits 50% of its maximal response, related to the drug's affinity for the receptor

a specialized area on a cell or within a cell where a drug acts to initiate a series of biochemical and physiologic effects

drug that produces a significant physiologic response when only a relatively small number of receptors are occupied

overdose, undesirable effects or poinsoning

IM

IV

ROA

subcutaneous