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What is the study of how various drug forms influence the way in which the drug affects the body?
What is the study of how various drug forms influence the way in which the drug affects the body?
- Pharmacotherapeutics
- Pharmaceutics (correct)
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
What is the primary organ responsible for the metabolism of drugs?
What is the primary organ responsible for the metabolism of drugs?
- Heart
- Liver (correct)
- Brain
- Kidneys
What is the transport of a drug by the bloodstream to its site of action called?
What is the transport of a drug by the bloodstream to its site of action called?
- Distribution (correct)
- Excretion
- Absorption
- Dissolution
Which area has slow distribution of drugs in the body?
Which area has slow distribution of drugs in the body?
What is the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream for distribution to the tissues called?
What is the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the bloodstream for distribution to the tissues called?
Which drug is an example of therapeutic use classification?
Which drug is an example of therapeutic use classification?
What is the elimination of drugs from the body called?
What is the elimination of drugs from the body called?
What does pharmacokinetics study?
What does pharmacokinetics study?
Which organ is most responsible for the metabolism of drugs?
Which organ is most responsible for the metabolism of drugs?
What is pharmacodynamics the study of?
What is pharmacodynamics the study of?
Which area has rapid distribution of drugs in the body?
Which area has rapid distribution of drugs in the body?
What is the science of the adverse effects of drugs and other chemicals on living organisms?
What is the science of the adverse effects of drugs and other chemicals on living organisms?
What is the term for the large proportion of a drug which is chemically changed into inactive metabolites by the liver?
What is the term for the large proportion of a drug which is chemically changed into inactive metabolites by the liver?
What is the term for the time required for half of a given drug to be removed from the body?
What is the term for the time required for half of a given drug to be removed from the body?
Which therapy is used for the treatment of chronic illness?
Which therapy is used for the treatment of chronic illness?
What is the term for drug therapy provided to prevent illness and other undesirable outcomes during planned events?
What is the term for drug therapy provided to prevent illness and other undesirable outcomes during planned events?
Which term refers to the highest blood level of a drug?
Which term refers to the highest blood level of a drug?
Which type of reaction occurs in only a small percentage of patients receiving the drug and is unpredictable?
Which type of reaction occurs in only a small percentage of patients receiving the drug and is unpredictable?
What is an example of supplemental therapy?
What is an example of supplemental therapy?
What is the range between when a drug is toxic or not called?
What is the range between when a drug is toxic or not called?
Which term refers to the lowest blood level of a drug?
Which term refers to the lowest blood level of a drug?
What is used to make the patient feel comfortable and relieve their pain and symptoms, with a goal of treating the patient and their family during the end stages of an illness when attempts at curative therapy have failed?
What is used to make the patient feel comfortable and relieve their pain and symptoms, with a goal of treating the patient and their family during the end stages of an illness when attempts at curative therapy have failed?
What type of reaction does Steven Johnson Syndrome represent?
What type of reaction does Steven Johnson Syndrome represent?
You need to know the ________ name of medications.
You need to know the ________ name of medications.
First drug in a class of drugs.
First drug in a class of drugs.
Drugs are grouped together based on similar properties into two classifications. What are they?
Drugs are grouped together based on similar properties into two classifications. What are they?
Beta Blockers are an example of what drug classification?
Beta Blockers are an example of what drug classification?
Dissolving of solid dosage forms and their absorption is:
Dissolving of solid dosage forms and their absorption is:
Drugs are distributed first to those areas with extensive blood supply.
Drugs are distributed first to those areas with extensive blood supply.
The primary organ responsible for elimination is the
The primary organ responsible for elimination is the
The study of plants and animals
The study of plants and animals
What you have left over of the medication after metabolism is
What you have left over of the medication after metabolism is
The clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases.
The clinical use of drugs to prevent and treat diseases.
_________ occurs if the peak blood level of the drug is too high.
_________ occurs if the peak blood level of the drug is too high.
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An example of ____________ therapy is administering fluids when a patient is dehydrated or blood to a patient who lost blood during surgery.
An example of ____________ therapy is administering fluids when a patient is dehydrated or blood to a patient who lost blood during surgery.
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