10 Questions
What is absorption?
Absorption is the process by which a drug proceeds from the site of administration to the site of measurement (usually blood, plasma, or serum).
What factors affect the systemic absorption of a drug?
The systemic absorption of a drug is dependent on the physicochemical properties of the drug, the dosage form used, and the anatomy and physiology of the drug absorption site.
Why are some drugs not administered orally?
Some drugs are not administered orally due to drug instability in the gastrointestinal tract or drug degradation by the digestive enzymes in the intestine.
Give examples of drugs that are administered intramuscularly.
Erythropoietin and human growth hormone (somatrophin) are examples of drugs that are administered intramuscularly.
How is insulin administered?
Insulin is administered.
What are the three factors that influence the systemic absorption of a drug?
The physicochemical properties of the drug, the dosage form used, and the anatomy and physiology of the drug absorption site.
Why are erythropoietin and human growth hormone administered intramuscularly?
Because of drug instability in the gastrointestinal tract or drug degradation by the digestive enzymes in the intestine.
What is the first stage for drugs to reach their target organs?
Absorption.
What is the definition of absorption?
The process by which a drug proceeds from the site of administration to the site of measurement (usually blood, plasma or serum).
What course is this text from?
Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics – I.
Test your knowledge on the absorption of drugs in the gastrointestinal system with this quiz. Learn about the process by which drugs move from the site of administration to the bloodstream and their target organs. This quiz is part of the Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics course taught by Syed Muhammad Ali.
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