Pharmacology - Pharmacodynamics

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  • Created on: 28-09-20 14:33
Which example describes Pharmacodynamics?
Drug stimulates a cell signal, which induces cellular signal transduction, resulting in a biological effect
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What information is false about EC50 values?
A drug with a higher EC50 value is worse than a drug with a lower EC50 value
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Which drug would be the best choice for therapy in the options presented?
Drug B: High EC50 and low Emax compared to the other drugs
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Which description best suits: An antagonist
A drug that blocks the actions of another drug, had it activated the cell receptor
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Which description best suits: An agonist
A drug that activates a receptor, resulting in a biological response
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Which description best suits: Inverse agonist
A drug that causes as opposing biological response to another drug upon activation of the cell receptor
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Which statement best describes an allosteric antagonist?
Drug that binds to a receptor at a site distinct from the active site
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Which statement best describes the therapeutic index?
The measurement of the relative safety of a drug
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Which statement best describes the Emax value?
Maximum effect at high drug concentrations when all the receptors are occupied by the drug
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Which statement best describes partial agonists?
Drugs that bind to and activate a given receptor, but have only partial efficiency at the receptor relative to a full agonist
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What information is false about EC50 values?

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A drug with a higher EC50 value is worse than a drug with a lower EC50 value

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Which description best suits: An antagonist

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Which description best suits: An agonist

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