pharmacologic
Concerning medication effects
Pharmacologic means relating to drugs and their effects on living systems.
The term appears in medical and scientific contexts: pharmacologic treatment, pharmacologic intervention, pharmacologic agents.
It describes approaches that use medications rather than surgery, therapy, or other methods.
Pharmacological is an equivalent form.
Receptor-binding trigger molecule
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
- inhibitorAgent that slows reactions
modulator · enzyme · substrate · kinase · affinity · potency · selectivity · efficacy
Measured medicine amount
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- indicationSign of what's coming
- contraindicationsReasons to avoid treatment
- side-effectsSecondary, unintended outcomes
regimen · compliance · adherence · monitoring · tolerance · efficacy · safety · over-the-counter
Before human trials
- placebo-controlledTested against inactive substance
- double-blindNeither tester nor tested knows
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- in-vitroIn artificial environment
Study of drug-brain interactions
- pharmacotherapyTreatment using pharmaceutical agents
- toxicologyScience of poisons
Flat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- drug-deliveryAdministering medicine to body
bioequivalence · compounding · parenteral · topical · transdermal · sublingual · intravenous · intramuscular
Process of taking in
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
bioavailability · clearance · cytochrome · metabolite · steady-state · elimination
agonist
Receptor-binding trigger molecule
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
inhibitor · modulator · enzyme · substrate · kinase · affinity · potency · selectivity · efficacy · phosphorylation
dosage
Measured medicine amount
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- indicationSign of what's coming
- contraindicationsReasons to avoid treatment
side-effects · regimen · compliance · adherence · monitoring · tolerance · efficacy · safety · over-the-counter · polypharmacy
preclinical
Before human trials
- placebo-controlledTested against inactive substance
- double-blindNeither tester nor tested knows
- screeningEvaluative selection process
psychopharmacology
Study of drug-brain interactions
- pharmacotherapyTreatment using pharmaceutical agents
- toxicologyScience of poisons
tablet
Flat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
drug-delivery · bioequivalence · compounding · parenteral · topical · transdermal · sublingual · intravenous · intramuscular · oral
absorption
Process of taking in
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
half-life · bioavailability · clearance · cytochrome · metabolite · steady-state · elimination
pharmacologicnonpharmacologic
Not using medicines
non-pharmacological · surgical · drug-free · operative · behavioral
pharmacologicdrug-free
Without illicit substances
unmedicated · natural · untreated · watchful waiting · spontaneous
pharmacology, pharmacologist, pharmacological, pharmacologically, pharmacologists