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pharmacodynamic

pharmacodynamic

1 8.4
How a medicine affects the body and causes changes
  • adjective
  • /ˌfɑːrməkəˈdaɪnæmɪk/
  • Specialized
: farmacodinámico
  • So how do tiotropium's pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics translate into addressing these clinical goals?
  • pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic

Examples

  • These drugs are synthetic broad-spectrum antibacterial agents whose pharmacodynamic processes inhibit topoisomerase IV and DNA gyrase.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of muscle relaxants vary greatly even in healthy individuals.

    Academic text (2003)
  • This finding is in accordance with those from pharmacodynamic studies that investigated the impact of prolonged exposure to nasal steroids on pituitary-adrenal function.

    Academic text (1998)
  • From a precision medicine perspective, biomarkers can be classified as prognostic, pharmacodynamic, or predictive biomarkers.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Pharmacodynamic interactions between medicines and smoking or smoking cessation are attributable to the effects of tobacco smoke, including nicotine.

    Academic text (2014)
  • In pharmacodynamics, understanding how a drug affects the body is crucial for effective treatment.

  • The pharmacodynamic properties of a medication can determine its effectiveness and safety in patients.

  • Researchers study pharmacodynamic interactions to assess how different drugs influence each other's effects on the body.

Synonyms

pharmacological
vspharmacodynamic
  • Specialized
5 7.2

Relating to medicines and how they affect the body

focuses on specific processes by which drugs cause effects in the body
pharmacologic
vspharmacodynamic
  • Specialized
2 7.1

Relating to how medicines act in the body

focuses on how drugs produce those effects within the body

Surface Forms

pharmacodynamic positive

Morphology

pharmacodynamic = dynamic (semi-transparent) = pharmaco + dynamic

Formed from the combining form 'pharmaco-' (drug) plus 'dynamic' (relating to action); the structure is regular but technical and the combining form is not a standalone common word for many learners.

Etymology

The word pharmacodynamic breaks into two parts: pharmaco- meaning 'drug' as in pharmacy, and dynamic meaning 'power' or 'force'. So pharmacodynamic is about the 'power' a drug has and how it acts on the body.