RT Book, Section A1 Panus, Peter C. A1 Jobst, Erin E. A1 Masters, Susan B. A1 Katzung, Bertram A1 Tinsley, Suzanne L. A1 Trevor, Anthony J. SR Print(0) ID 6090200 T1 Chapter 2. Drug Receptor Dynamics T2 Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist YR 2009 FD 2009 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-146043-9 LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6090200 RD 2024/03/28 AB Therapeutic and toxic effects of the majority of drugs result from their interactions with molecular targets, that is, receptors, in the patient. The drug molecule (the ligand) interacts with the receptor and initiates the chain of biochemical and physiologic events leading to the drug’s observed effects. This ligand-receptor interaction and its results are denoted as pharmacodynamics.