The document contains questions about pharmacology terms, routes of drug administration and excretion, factors affecting drug absorption and distribution, drug metabolism, receptor signaling, and receptor regulation. It asks for short concise answers with relevant examples and diagrams where necessary.
The document contains questions about pharmacology terms, routes of drug administration and excretion, factors affecting drug absorption and distribution, drug metabolism, receptor signaling, and receptor regulation. It asks for short concise answers with relevant examples and diagrams where necessary.
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Important essay questions on the general pharmacology
The document contains questions about pharmacology terms, routes of drug administration and excretion, factors affecting drug absorption and distribution, drug metabolism, receptor signaling, and receptor regulation. It asks for short concise answers with relevant examples and diagrams where necessary.
The document contains questions about pharmacology terms, routes of drug administration and excretion, factors affecting drug absorption and distribution, drug metabolism, receptor signaling, and receptor regulation. It asks for short concise answers with relevant examples and diagrams where necessary.
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BASIC PHRAMACOLOGY QUESTIONS FOR TUTORIAL
GROUP 18 (MAXIMUM ONE WEEK)
Write short concise answers on as few papers as possible in your own handwriting; DRAW TABLES WHERE NECCESSARY 1. Define the following terms with relevant examples (3MKS EACH) Pharmacology Drug Receptor Toxicology Pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics Volume of distribution Zero order kinetics First order kinetics Phase 1 reactions Phase 2 reactions Pharmacogenomics Agonist Antagonist Partial agonist Bioavailability Inverse agonist Efficacy Potency Competitive inhibition Non-competitive inhibition 2. List and discuss the common routes of drug administration and excretion with relevant examples and documented advantages and disadvantages of each route 25 MKS 3. Summarize the factors affecting drug absorption and distribution with relevant examples 20MKS 4. Write short notes on (WITH RELEVANT EXAMPLES) therapeutic importance of drug metabolism 4MKS paracetamol toxicity in relation to drug metabolism 3MKS entero hepatic circulation and drug elimination 4MKS graded dose response and quantal dose response curves (significance and differences) 4 MKS Spare receptors 3MKS 5. Describe 5 transmembrane receptor signalling methods by which drug receptor interactions exert their effects 20MKS 6. Describe 2 mechanisms of receptor regulation 4MKS EXPECTED REVISION TIME = 5 DAYS.