Pharmacology

Rang, Ritter, Flower, and Henderson (2016 p. 1) defined pharmacology as “the study of the effects of drug on the function of living systems, with its foundations built in physiology, pathology, and chemistry.” There has been a tremendous metamorphosis of pharmacological science from herbal remedies in the olden days to synthetic medicines due to advancement in technology. As science is continuously changing, so is pharmacological science. In fact, pharmacology today involves biotechnology, pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, pharmaco-epidemiology, and pharmaco-economics (Rang et al., 2016). For example, in the beginning of this class, pharmacogenetics’ was said to involve familial idiosyncratic reactions, where affected individuals show therapeutic…

Could it be too much? As I uncomfortably swallowed multiple pills with a huge jug of water, I nervously questioned myself whether the allergy medication, acne medication, and herbal supplement were excessive for my body. I brought in my allergy medication, acne medication, and herbal supplement that I had been taking simultaneously to a local owned pharmacy; and asked if there were any drug interactions. The help I received was tremendous. The encounter made me want to understand the mechanism…

My interest in becoming a pharmacist started after completion of Drug and Alcohol Pharmacology. Since then chemistry has started to have a reason to be learned in combination with biology. Who would have realized that a combination of drugs can create a synergistic effect doubling the potency of a drug? Or giving drugs in an order in which the first drug is to inhibit receptors that may be bind by the following second drug? To be a part of this profession originated greatly from self interest in…

Pharmacology is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the preparations, uses, and the effect of drugs. I became interested in pharmacology in my early teenage life for the reason that I was put on a number of medications for anxiety and depression and I wanted to know how they actually worked. A surprising discovery I found early in my research was the lack of complete understanding on how drugs like antidepressants and antianxiety medications worked. With over 60 years of research on…

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology. NIH funding and publications in ligand-receptor interactions. ○ Karen Houseknecht Ph.D. Professor of Pharmacology. Over 50 publications on Pharmacology and Addiction. Co-I on NIH U01 award. PI on several R01s. ○ Glenn Stevenson Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology. NIH funding to study analgesia, opiate pharmacology and addiction. ○ John Streicher Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences. Research on opioid pharmacology and addiction…

It is “expected” that our patients use medications and it is our task as physical therapists to understand how medications can affect the patient’s response to physical therapy (Ciccone, 2016, p. 3). Knowing this, we should understand the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of the medications that our patients take and how medications affect a patient’s response to exercise. It was indicated in the article by Beiderman (2005) that the fusion of “clinical pharmacology and physical therapy…

One of the crucial components of the subject of Pharmacology is Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CPT).The main goal of CPT is to impart knowledge, skills, and attitudes so that a clinician is able to weigh the potential benefits and risks of treatment along with its cost-effectiveness. This enables the prescriber to understand the sources of variability in responses to medicine, base prescribing decisions on sound evidence, and monitor medicine effects appropriately. CPT has been…

The major I want to receive is animal science. This major would allow me to become a large animal vet (livestock). I would like to have this job because I love animals and would someday like to help them out. I was going to be a nurse or doctor, but I found out that a vet makes much more an hour. A bachelor's degree in animal science can usually be completed in four years. Studies commonly include both classroom and laboratory education. The degrees required to become a large animal vet vary,…

Pharmacology Research Assignment Part A Mary’s Conditions Clear, concise description of each condition at a pathophysiological level (2 each) Signs and symptoms that would be seen clinically (1 each) State which meds are taken for each condition (1 each) Explanation of how the drug relieves the symptoms of each condition at a physiological level (2 each) Comments/Mark hypertension a sustained, raised blood pressure over more than one reading (equal to or greater than 140/90 mm Hg (Lewis,…

Pharmacology- Practical based exercise Introduction/ aims Acetylcholine (ACH) is a neurotransmitter which operate in the brain, ACH are known as cholinergic because they are released from both the parasympathetic and sympathetic systems, (Colovic, 2013). There are drugs which look to copy these effects or inhibit them, they are known as cholinergic drugs. ACH has two types of receptors, nicotinic and muscarinic receptors. Nicotine acts as antagonists for nicotinic receptors, by blocking these…