Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, Drug Interactions, and Genomics Lecture
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What is pharmacokinetics primarily concerned with?

  • Drug action at sites of action
  • Drug movement throughout the body (correct)
  • Drug passage across cell membranes
  • Drug metabolism and excretion
  • Which process is responsible for transporting a wide variety of drugs out of the cells?

  • Direct penetration of the membrane
  • P-glycoprotein system (correct)
  • Liver elimination process
  • Channels and pores transport systems
  • What is the primary determining factor for a drug's movement through the body?

  • Transport systems of the drug
  • Size of the drug
  • Lipid solubility of the drug (correct)
  • Ionization of the drug
  • What term is used to describe the accumulation of acidic drugs on the alkaline side, and basic drugs on the acidic side?

    <p>Ion trapping</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another term for drug metabolism?

    <p>Biotransformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which type of environment are weak organic acids best absorbed?

    <p>Acidic environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves the drug's movement from the blood into the interstitial space of tissues and then into cells?

    <p>Distribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which processes together determine the concentration of the drug at sites of action?

    <p>Metabolism and excretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does absorption refer to in the context of drug movement?

    <p>Movement of a drug from its site of administration into the blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In pharmacokinetics, what does absorption refer to?

    <p>Drug movement from the site of administration into the blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

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