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Pharmacology week 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How do drugs cross the placenta? | By Diffusion |
| Neonates are defined by what age range? | Between birth and 1 month of age |
| Infants are defined by what age range? | Between 1 and 12 months of age |
| Children are defined by what age range? | Between 1 and 12 years of age |
| Factors affecting safety of drug therapy during pregnancy | - Drug properties - Fetal gestational age - Maternal factors |
| Beers criteria for prevention of adverse drug events: | - avoid giving sedatives to older adults - List drug and drug classes to avoid in older adults |
| What is Polymorphism? | The ability of a single interface, symbol, or method to represent or behave across multiple different underlying data types or forms. |