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Pharm. Chapter 4
Pharmacokinetics
Question | Answer |
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What is the study of drug movement through the body? | Pharmacokinetics |
Most drugs are excreted by the ______. | Kidneys |
Most drug metabolism takes place in the ____. | Liver |
Factors that affect drug absorption include: | -Rate of Disslution-Surface Area-Blood Flow-Lipid Solubility-pH Partitioning |
Oral administration of medications has the advantages of: | -Ease-Convenience-Relative Safety |
Three procedures that can be employed to reduce inflammation in drug levels are: | -Administer drugs by continuous infusion-Administer a depot preparation-Reduce both the size of each does and the dosing interval |
In order for a drug to directly penetrate membranes, it must be _________. | Lipid Soluble (Lipophilic) |
Nonrenal routes of drug excretion include: | -Sweat-Saliva-Lungs-Bile-Breast Milk-Enterohepatic Recirculation |
The therapeutic range of a drug lies between the ______ and the __________. | -MEC-Toxic Concentration |
______________ consists of drugs taht have been covered with a material designed to dissolve in the intestine but not the stomach. | Enteric-Coated Preparations |