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What is pharmacodynamics?
What is pharmacodynamics?
- The study of drug absorption into plasma
- The study of the kinetics of the drug
- The study of the pharmacological actions of drugs and their mechanisms of action (correct)
- The study of adverse effects of drugs on living organisms
Where does biotransformation of drugs primarily occur?
Where does biotransformation of drugs primarily occur?
- By the liver (correct)
- In the interstitial fluids
- In the intracellular fluids
- By the kidneys
What does pharmacokinetics describe?
What does pharmacokinetics describe?
- What the body does to the drug (correct)
- What the drug does to the body
- The study of adverse effects of drugs on living organisms
- The passage of drugs across cell membranes
What is toxicology primarily concerned with?
What is toxicology primarily concerned with?
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Where are drugs and their metabolites excreted from the body?
Where are drugs and their metabolites excreted from the body?
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