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Which route of drug administration provides rapid delivery of drug across the large surface area of mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and pulmonary epithelium?
Which route of drug administration provides rapid delivery of drug across the large surface area of mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and pulmonary epithelium?
- Oral inhalation and nasal preparation (correct)
- Intrathecal and intraventricular
- Sublingual and buccal
- IV, IM, SC, ID
What does pharmacokinetics refer to?
What does pharmacokinetics refer to?
- The study of drug movement throughout the body (correct)
- The study of drug metabolism in the liver
- The study of drug absorption in the gastrointestinal tract
- The study of drug effects on the central nervous system
Why is it necessary to introduce drugs directly into the cerebrospinal fluid in some cases?
Why is it necessary to introduce drugs directly into the cerebrospinal fluid in some cases?
- To increase drug absorption in the gastrointestinal tract
- To reduce drug distribution in the body
- To bypass the blood-brain barrier (correct)
- To enhance drug metabolism in the liver
Which route of administration achieves systemic effects by application of drugs to the skin?
Which route of administration achieves systemic effects by application of drugs to the skin?
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Which process involves the movement of a drug into the bloodstream after administration?
Which process involves the movement of a drug into the bloodstream after administration?
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What is the driving force for passive diffusion of a drug?
What is the driving force for passive diffusion of a drug?
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Which organ is the primary site of drug metabolism?
Which organ is the primary site of drug metabolism?
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Which organ is the most important for drug excretion?
Which organ is the most important for drug excretion?
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What is the purpose of a prodrug?
What is the purpose of a prodrug?
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What is the half-life of a drug?
What is the half-life of a drug?
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What is the purpose of a loading dose?
What is the purpose of a loading dose?
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