Question

Please write 1 paragraph for each of the following (total 3 paragraphs) and each paragraph shall be no more than 6 sentences.

*** Minus 1 point for extra long paragraphs or over 9 sentences.

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Discuss the difference between pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in human

Discuss complementary and alternative medicines in the patient's point of view

Discuss one drug of abuse and report it's impact on the patient's health

Answer 1

Pharmacokinetics refers to movement of drugs through body i.e what the body does to the drug. It is how the body processes a drug.So how the drug is absorbed,how its distributed through out the body ,how you metabolize and elimimate the drug .Pharmacodynamics refers to movement of bodys biological response to body i.e what the drug does to the body.

Patients are increasingly using complementary and alternative medicine as it incoperates several different approaches and methodologies with techniques ranging from spiritual healing in cancer, acupuncture for painrelief. It includes practices such as massage,accupunture,tai chi and drinking green tea.

Alcohol abuse is a chronic disease characterized by uncontrolled drinking and preoccuparion with alcohol.Alcoholism is the inability to control drinking due to both a physical and emotional dependence on alcohol.The impact of alcohol abuse on health can physically and mentally harm in lots of ways such as liver damage,jeart diseases like blood clots, high levels of fats and cholesterol,brain and nervous system probkems like depression,dementia and nerve damage,seizures,altered sleep pattern.