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What is the primary focus of pharmacokinetics?
What type of transport is involved in the movement of large ions?
What is the purpose of Phase I drug metabolism reactions?
What is the result of a drug being in an acidic environment if it is an acidic drug?
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What is the term for the reversible transfer of a drug from the systemic circulation to the site of action and other compartments?
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What is the term for the process by which a drug is released from its dosage form into its solution form?
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Which scientist is known as the 'Father of Chemotherapy'?
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What is the name of the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming?
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What is the function of antiseptics?
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What is the effect of increasing the carbon atom chain length on antibacterial property up to C8?
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What is the effect of branching on antibacterial property?
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What is the term for substances that destroy or inhibit the growth of microorganisms that cause infection?
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What is the functional group attached to two carbon atoms in a sulfone?
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What is the primary mechanism of action of dapsone?
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Which of the following conditions is dapsone commonly used to treat?
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What is the recommended combination therapy for initial treatment of lepromatous leprosy?
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Which nitrofuran is used to treat American sleeping sickness?
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What type of diarrhea is furazolidone commonly used to treat?
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What is the mechanism of action of Silver Nitrate?
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What is the use of Silver Sulfadiazine?
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What is the term for the combination of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim?
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What is the reversible effect of Mercury on enzymes and proteins?
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Which of the following cells do not synthesize folic acid?
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What is the mechanism of action of trimethoprim?
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What is Chlormerodrin Hg-197?
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What is the alternative drug to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of Pneumocystis carinii infection?
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What is the common property of Heavy Metals with oligodynamic properties?
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What is Merthiolate (Thimerosal)?
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What is the primary use of trimethoprim?
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What is the effect of trimethoprim on bacterial DNA synthesis?
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