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Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacodynamics Definition Pharmacodynamics are what a drug does to the body. Drug: -Target Site ( Therapeutic Effect ) -Other Sites ( Adverse Effects ) They are the studies of the therapeutic effects, the adverse effects and the mechanism of action of each effect. MECHANISM OF ACTION OF DRUGS: - · Receptor-mediated mechanisms · Non-receptor-mediated mechanisms Ø Receptor-mediated mechanisms Receptors: • Are protein macromolecules that combine chemically with small molecules (ligands) and produce physiological regulatory functions. They may be extracellular or intracellular. · Ligand is any chemical substance that combines with the receptors and produce an effect. · Ligands that activate the receptors are called agonis...
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