Drug-Drug Interactions and Absorption Effects Quiz

What is the most likely explanation for side effects or adverse effects of a drug?

Which factor contributes to the slower gastric emptying in pediatrics?

What is the term used to describe a physiologic or psychological need for a drug?

In pharmacogenetics/genomics, what contributes to the variability in drug response?

What is the key nursing responsibility related to drug administration?

How is the therapeutic index calculated?

What is the process by which a drug travels to the site of action and is removed from the site of action?

In pharmacology, what does ADME stand for?

According to the relative absorption rates, which form of drug has the fastest absorption?

What is the study of interactions of drugs and living tissues called?

What is the science of drugs known as?

What is the process by which a drug moves from its site of administration across body membranes and into circulating fluids?

What is the main characteristic of weakly acidic drugs when dissolved in water?

In which environment are weakly acidic drugs poorly absorbed?

What determines the increased absorption of weakly acidic drugs?

What is the main characteristic of weakly basic drugs in acidic environments?

Which equation summarizes the finding that weakly acidic drugs remain in their non-polar form in acidic environments?

In which environment do weakly basic drugs become polar and poorly absorbed?

What determines the increased absorption of weakly basic drugs?

What characteristic makes non-polar, fat-soluble drugs easily distributed in the body?

'Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vd)' is expressed in which units?

'Vd verses Low Vd' and 'High Vd' are related to which factor influencing drug distribution?

According to Katzung & Vanderah (2024) and Wainman, McDonald & Murray-Davis (2019), what is the theoretical volume into which a drug is distributed in the body known as?

What is the term for the process by which a drug travels to the site of action and is removed from the site of action?

Which factor influences the movement of a drug from its site of administration across body membranes and into circulating fluids?

In which form do drugs have the fastest absorption according to relative absorption rates?

What determines the clearance/removal of the drug from the body?

Which process involves the reversible movement of a drug from the bloodstream into cells and extracellular fluid?

What is the main characteristic of weakly acidic drugs when dissolved in water?

What is the theoretical volume into which a drug is distributed in the body known as?

What contributes to the variability in drug response in pharmacogenetics/genomics?

What is the term used to describe a physiologic or psychological need for a drug?

How is the therapeutic index calculated?

What term describes the secondary or unwanted effects of a drug on other systems?

In pharmacogenetics/genomics, what contributes to drug response variability?

What is the rough indication of the relative safety of a drug known as?

What characteristic makes gastric pH less acidic and gastric emptying slower in pediatrics?

Which factor contributes to personalized drug therapy and drug response variability in pharmacogenetics/genomics?

What is the key nursing responsibility related to drug administration according to the text?