402 Answered Questions for the topic pharmacology
04/26/19
Why is medicine used to treat symptoms which are our body's way of telling us something is wrong?
If symptoms are our bodies way of saying that something is wrong and needs to be attacked/fixed, why do we take medicines to suppress our symptoms? Doesn't that negate the point of having the...
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Pharmacology
04/26/19
Resources for finding all drugs of a certain class?
I may be embarking on a project involving a fairly extensive healthcare records data set, looking for the use of a particular type of drug (for example, "Proton Pump Inhibitors"). But these drugs...
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04/26/19
Why do the brains of cocaine-users shrink faster than the brains of non-cocaine users?
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04/26/19
Are there other uses for prenatal vitamins?
Other than what the name dictates, are prenatal vitamins used for any other medical reason?
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Pharmacology
04/26/19
Do drugs always degrade after they have passed their expiration date?
I have been wondering for some time whether several drugs really have an expiration date. Let's narrow the scope and think about only "common" drugs, e.g NSAIDs, antibiotics etc. For example, would...
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04/24/19
How does toluene inhalation damage the brain?
We just had a discussion about toluene abuse. It is known, that people inhaling toluene for a long time have significant brain damage, including decreased intelligence.I found that toluene is a...
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04/24/19
Uremic encephalopathy, diabetes, and halucinations?
I'm in highschool, interested in patient diagnosis and treatment and that's why I'm asking this question.I've recently heard about a patient with end-stage uremic encephalopathy and diabetes. He...
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Difficulty in finding protein inhibition drugs?
I was reading an article on a recent identification of a PARP-14 protein in cancer cells that is responsible for production of additional glucose which keeps cancer cells from dying, and that a...
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Pharmacology Drugs
04/23/19
How is the selectivity of a drug ensured?
How is a drug created that would target a particular site? I always wonder when I take a pill for headache, how the pill knows that its my head and not my knee. Or is it that it interacts with all...
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04/23/19
If a human takes antibiotics are all bacteria in the body killed?
From my basic understanding, antibiotics kill living things, bacteria for example.
Do the antibiotics consumed by a human-being distinguish between what they kill? Or do they just kill every...
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04/23/19
Selective Androgen Receptor Agonist?
I'm looking for an inducer that strongly activates the androgen receptor, but not the glucocorticoid receptor that is not DEA regulated. I know that SARMS (Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators)...
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Pharmacology Pharmacy Technician
04/21/19
What is the correct meaning of 2 gtt au qid?
The correct meaning is Instill 2 drops into each ear four times daily. gtt stands for drops; au stands for each ear; qid stands for four times daily.
Pharmacology
04/20/19
what is the generic name for Skelaxin
Metolazone is the generic name for brand name Skelaxin. The top 200 drugs and commonly used medications should be know for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Exam.
Pharmacology Medicine
04/20/19
Is half-a-tablet of X a substitute for a tablet of X/2?
This may be anecdotal. At the pharmacy earlier, the prescription called for a drug with X mg of the target chemical. The pharmacy however only had stock of a higher potency of the same brand. E.g....
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Pharmacology Neuroscience
04/19/19
If D1 receptors stimulate adenylate cyclase (through GPCRs) and D2 receptors inhibit it, then why do mutations in both have similar effects?
D1 and D2 both refer to specific types of dopamine receptors.I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that the D1 receptors are in regions different from D2 receptors.I know that adenylate...
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04/19/19
How many sildenafil tablets each containing 500 mcg can be prepared from 1g of sildenafil?
2,000 tabletsConversion: 1 g = 1000000 mcg 1 g = 1000000 mcg 1000000 mcg / 500 mcg = 2000 tablets
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04/19/19
How does aspirin "thin" blood?
As we all know, aspirin doesn't actually "thin" the blood, as it has been explained to me, it makes it "slippery". Slippery blood doesn't stick to itself hence this helps prevent internal blood...
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04/18/19
Medications for asthma?
What are the medications that are available for treating asthma? Do they have any side effects or long term effects on the patient's body?
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04/18/19
How exact are the times for how long to wait between pills?
A 120mg pill of Sudafed (Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride), for example, lasts for 12 hours. You are not supposed to take another Sudafed pill before the 12 hours are up.**How exact is this 12-hour...
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Pharmacology Blood Brain Barrier
04/18/19
How do you design a drug to be delivered to the CNS?
I have just started reading up on structure-based methods for drug design (this is completely not my field so apologies for stupid questions that will be coming along!)Clearly, some drugs are...
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Pharmacology
04/17/19
What are good resources for studying pharmacology?
04/16/19
If a drug has a concentration of 425 mg per 25 mL, how many milliliters are needed to deliver 10 grams of the drug?
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