Drug Administration Overview

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Which of the following best defines medication?

  • Substance administered for disease prevention
  • Substance administered for relief of symptoms
  • Substance administered for diagnosis and treatment (correct)
  • Substance administered for study of drug effects

What is the unintended effect of a drug known as?

  • Tertiary effect
  • Quaternary effect
  • Primary effect
  • Secondary effect (correct)

What is the result of overdose ingestion of a drug and buildup of drug in the blood due to impaired metabolism or excretion?

  • Drug resistance
  • Drug solubility
  • Drug toxicity (correct)
  • Drug allergy

Which factor can affect the absorption of medication in the body?

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What type of reaction occurs when the immune system overreacts to a harmless substance, such as a medication?

<p>Allergic reaction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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