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Principles of Drug Action
1. stimulation
2. depression
3. irritation
4. replacement
5. cytotoxic action
Mechanism of Drug Action
1. enzyme
2. ion channels
3. transporters
4. receptors
6. What the drug do
How the drug do
Action – effect sequence
Dose – effect relationship
13. Use of natural metabolites and hormones in
deficiency states.
Eg.
Levodopa Parkinsonism
Insulin DM
Iron Anemia
22. KM : increased
Vmax : unchanged
Substrate displaces DRUG
Maximum reaction of velocity attained
27. Eg :
LA obstruct Na+ channels ,
Nifedipine block Ca+ channels
Nicorandil opens K+ channels
30. Macromolecule / binding site
Located on surface /within effector cells
Serves to recognizes the signal molecules
Initiate response to it
But itself has no other functions