Pharmacodynamics
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Pharmacodynamics studies drugs’ biochemical, physiologic, and molecular effects on the body and includes receptor binding. Drug-Receptor Interactions Receptors are macromolecules involved in chemical signaling between and within cells; they may be located on the cell surface membrane or within the cytoplasm (including receptor sensitivity), post-receptor effects, and chemical interactions.
The pharmacodynamics of a drug can be affected by physiologic changes caused by
A condition or disease
The aging process
Other medications
Genetic mutations, thyrotoxicosis, malnutrition, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson’s disease, and some forms of insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus are all disorders that affect pharmacodynamic responses. These conditions can affect receptor binding, the level of binding proteins, or receptor sensitivity.
The pharmacodynamics of a drug can be affected by physiologic changes caused by
A condition or disease
The aging process
Other medications
Genetic mutations, thyrotoxicosis, malnutrition, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson’s disease, and some forms of insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus are all disorders that affect pharmacodynamic responses. These conditions can affect receptor binding, the level of binding proteins, or receptor sensitivity.
Drug-drug interactions cause competition for receptor binding sites or alter the post-receptor response.
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