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Components Drugreceptor interaction Doseresponse relationship Efficacy and potency Therapeutic and toxic effects Examples Morphine causes analgesia via -opioid receptors Beta-blockers reduce heart rate by blocking receptors PK = movement of drug PD = effect of drug Dose adjustment pharmacokinetics Drug response variation pharmacodynamics PK determines how much drug reaches site PD determines what the drug does there To view or add a comment, sign in DrugDrug Interactions (DDIs): Mechanisms Every Pharmacologist Should Know Friend: If two drugs are safe on their own, why can they become dangerous together? Because drugs dont act in isolation, they share the same biological systems
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