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What does pharmacokinetics involve?
What does pharmacokinetics involve?
- Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination (correct)
- Studying the fraction of administered drug that reaches the systemic circulation
- What the drug does to the body
- Interaction with living systems through chemical processes
How is bioavailability determined?
How is bioavailability determined?
- By examining the interaction of drugs with living systems through chemical processes
- By studying the fraction of administered drug that reaches the systemic circulation
- By analyzing the area under the curve of drug plasma concentrations
- By comparing the plasma concentration of a drug after a certain route of administration to plasma concentration of IV injection (correct)
What does the area under the curve (AUC) reflect in pharmacokinetics?
What does the area under the curve (AUC) reflect in pharmacokinetics?
- The interaction of drugs with living systems through chemical processes
- The metabolism and elimination of the drug
- The distribution of the drug within the body
- The extent of absorption of the drug (correct)
What is the route of administration for a drug placed under the tongue for absorption through the mucous membranes?
What is the route of administration for a drug placed under the tongue for absorption through the mucous membranes?
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Which major subdivision of pharmacology involves studying what the drug does to the body?
Which major subdivision of pharmacology involves studying what the drug does to the body?
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