Biopharmaceutics Pharmacy Technician
How drugs work… Drugs produce either a desired or undesired effect on the body. Once in the blood, they are circulated throughout the body. Site of Action The objective of drug therapy is to deliver the right drug, in the right concentration, to the right site of action, and at the right time to produce a desired effect.
When most drugs produce an effect, they are interacting at a molecular level with the cellular material or structure. RECEPTOR Types of Action… Physical Chemical Metabolic
Antagonist-Block action Agonist-activate receptors