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Prodrugs are often designed to improve drug ______
Prodrugs are often designed to improve drug ______
bioavailability
The most important organ for drug ______ is the kidney
The most important organ for drug ______ is the kidney
excretion
The time it takes for the amount of drug in the body to be reduced by half is called ______
The time it takes for the amount of drug in the body to be reduced by half is called ______
half-life
By giving a large initial dose of a drug, a ______ dose can be achieved
By giving a large initial dose of a drug, a ______ dose can be achieved
Filtration moves drugs from blood to urine in the process of ______ excretion
Filtration moves drugs from blood to urine in the process of ______ excretion
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?
What is the driving force for passive diffusion of a drug?
What is the driving force for passive diffusion of a drug?
Which organ is the primary site of drug metabolism?
Which organ is the primary site of drug metabolism?
Which of the following routes of drug administration provides rapid delivery of the drug across the large surface area of mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and pulmonary epithelium?
Which of the following routes of drug administration provides rapid delivery of the drug across the large surface area of mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and pulmonary epithelium?
What does absorption refer to in pharmacokinetics?
What does absorption refer to in pharmacokinetics?
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?
Which process is responsible for converting lipid soluble drugs into more hydrophilic forms?
Which process is responsible for converting lipid soluble drugs into more hydrophilic forms?
What is the purpose of using prodrugs?
What is the purpose of using prodrugs?
What is the primary route of drug excretion from the body?
What is the primary route of drug excretion from the body?
Which step in renal drug excretion involves the movement of lipid-soluble drugs back into the blood?
Which step in renal drug excretion involves the movement of lipid-soluble drugs back into the blood?
Match the following terms with their definitions in pharmacokinetics:
Match the following terms with their definitions in pharmacokinetics:
Match the following routes of drug administration with their descriptions:
Match the following routes of drug administration with their descriptions:
Match the following terms with their definitions in drug administration:
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Match the following drug absorption methods with their descriptions:
Match the following drug absorption methods with their descriptions:
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
Match the following routes of drug administration with their effects:
Match the following routes of drug administration with their effects:
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Match the following definitions with their corresponding terms:
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Match the following processes with their descriptions:
Match the following processes with their descriptions:
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Pharmacokinetics is the study of drug movement throughout the body.
Pharmacokinetics is the study of drug movement throughout the body.
Routes of drug administration include oral, nasal, and intrathecal methods.
Routes of drug administration include oral, nasal, and intrathecal methods.
The blood-brain barrier prevents the absorption of drugs into the central nervous system.
The blood-brain barrier prevents the absorption of drugs into the central nervous system.
True or false: Topical application is used when a systemic effect of the drug is desired?
True or false: Topical application is used when a systemic effect of the drug is desired?
True or false: Passive diffusion involves the movement of a drug from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration?
True or false: Passive diffusion involves the movement of a drug from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration?
True or false: The blood-brain barrier allows drugs that are highly lipid-soluble to pass through and reach the central nervous system?
True or false: The blood-brain barrier allows drugs that are highly lipid-soluble to pass through and reach the central nervous system?
Drug metabolism primarily promotes renal drug excretion.
Drug metabolism primarily promotes renal drug excretion.
The first-pass effect occurs when a drug enters the systemic circulation before entering the portal circulation.
The first-pass effect occurs when a drug enters the systemic circulation before entering the portal circulation.
Prodrugs are compounds that are metabolized into inactive pharmacologic substances.
Prodrugs are compounds that are metabolized into inactive pharmacologic substances.
The half-life of a drug is affected by factors such as drug administration, metabolism, and elimination.
The half-life of a drug is affected by factors such as drug administration, metabolism, and elimination.
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