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Chapter 3 - Drug Action

from Section I - Basic Principles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2021

Tom Peck  and
Benjamin Harris
Tom Peck
Affiliation:
Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester and University Hospital Southampton
Benjamin Harris
Affiliation:
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust
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Summary

Drugs may act in a number of ways to exert their effect. These range from relatively simple non-specific actions that depend on the physicochemical properties of a drug to highly specific and stereoselective actions on proteins in the body, namely enzymes, voltage-gated ion channels and receptors.

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Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care , pp. 23 - 36
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Drug Action
  • Tom Peck, Benjamin Harris
  • Book: Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
  • Online publication: 26 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108591317.004
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  • Tom Peck, Benjamin Harris
  • Book: Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
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  • Drug Action
  • Tom Peck, Benjamin Harris
  • Book: Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
  • Online publication: 26 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108591317.004
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