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What is the primary focus of pharmacology?
What is the primary focus of pharmacology?
- Study of the human body
- Study of chemical reactions
- Study of diseases
- Study of drugs (correct)
Which of the following is NOT a part of pharmacokinetics?
Which of the following is NOT a part of pharmacokinetics?
- Mechanism of action (correct)
- Metabolism
- Absorption
- Distribution
What does pharmacodynamics study?
What does pharmacodynamics study?
- What the drug does to the body (correct)
- The excretion of drugs
- The formulation of drugs
- What the body does to the drug
Which drug increases gastric emptying and thus increases the absorption of paracetamol?
Which drug increases gastric emptying and thus increases the absorption of paracetamol?
What is the effect of gastric acidity on the absorption of weak acids?
What is the effect of gastric acidity on the absorption of weak acids?
Which of the following drugs can chelate tetracyclines?
Which of the following drugs can chelate tetracyclines?
What is the primary site of drug metabolism in the body?
What is the primary site of drug metabolism in the body?
Which of the following is an example of a Phase I biotransformation reaction?
Which of the following is an example of a Phase I biotransformation reaction?
Which of the following drugs is known to induce hepatic microsomal enzymes?
Which of the following drugs is known to induce hepatic microsomal enzymes?
What is the main route of drug excretion?
What is the main route of drug excretion?
Which of the following factors does NOT affect drug absorption?
Which of the following factors does NOT affect drug absorption?
What is the bioavailability of a drug administered intravenously?
What is the bioavailability of a drug administered intravenously?
Which of the following is an example of a drug that undergoes first-pass hepatic metabolism?
Which of the following is an example of a drug that undergoes first-pass hepatic metabolism?
Which of the following is NOT a mode of drug transport across cell membranes?
Which of the following is NOT a mode of drug transport across cell membranes?
What is the primary protein to which drugs bind in the plasma?
What is the primary protein to which drugs bind in the plasma?
Which of the following drugs is known to cause hypoglycemia when displaced from plasma protein binding sites?
Which of the following drugs is known to cause hypoglycemia when displaced from plasma protein binding sites?
What is the primary effect of enzyme inducers on drug metabolism?
What is the primary effect of enzyme inducers on drug metabolism?
Which of the following is an example of a drug that is excreted in the bile in an active form?
Which of the following is an example of a drug that is excreted in the bile in an active form?
What is the primary mechanism of action of guanethidine?
What is the primary mechanism of action of guanethidine?
Which of the following drugs is known to increase the nephrotoxicity of cephaloridine?
Which of the following drugs is known to increase the nephrotoxicity of cephaloridine?
Flashcards
Pharmacology
Pharmacology
The study of drugs, including their actions and effects on living systems.
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetics
The processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of a drug in the body.
Mechanism of Action
Mechanism of Action
The mechanism of a drug's action.
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacodynamics
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Metoclopramide
Metoclopramide
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Gastric Acidity Effect
Gastric Acidity Effect
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Chelating drugs
Chelating drugs
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Primary drug metabolism site
Primary drug metabolism site
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Phase I Biotransformation Reaction
Phase I Biotransformation Reaction
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Rifampicin
Rifampicin
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Main route of drug excretion
Main route of drug excretion
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Blood volume on drug absorption
Blood volume on drug absorption
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Bioavailability of Intravenous Drug
Bioavailability of Intravenous Drug
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Drug w/ First-Pass Hepatic Metabolism
Drug w/ First-Pass Hepatic Metabolism
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Not a Drug Transport Mode
Not a Drug Transport Mode
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Primary plasma protein for drug binding
Primary plasma protein for drug binding
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Drug & Hypoglycemia
Drug & Hypoglycemia
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Enzyme inducers effect on drug metabolism
Enzyme inducers effect on drug metabolism
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Drug Excreted in Bile (Active)
Drug Excreted in Bile (Active)
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Guanethidine's Action
Guanethidine's Action
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Drug increase nephrotoxicity
Drug increase nephrotoxicity
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Study Notes
- Pharmacology primarily focuses on the study of drugs.
- Mechanism of action is not a part of pharmacokinetics.
- Pharmacodynamics studies what the drug does to the body.
- The drug Metoclopramide increases gastric emptying, increasing paracetamol absorption.
- Gastric acidity increases the absorption of weak acids.
- Ferrous salts chelate tetracyclines.
- The liver is the primary site of drug metabolism in the body.
- Oxidation is an example of a Phase I biotransformation reaction.
- Rifampicin induces hepatic microsomal enzymes.
- Renal excretion is the main route of drug excretion.
- Blood volume does not affect drug absorption.
- A drug administered intravenously has 100% bioavailability.
- Propranolol undergoes first-pass hepatic metabolism.
- Osmosis is not a mode of drug transport across cell membranes.
- Albumin is the primary protein to which drugs bind in the plasma.
- Tolbutamide is known to cause hypoglycemia when displaced from plasma protein binding sites.
- Enzyme inducers primarily increase drug metabolism.
- Ampicillin is excreted in the bile in an active form.
- Guanethidine primarily decreases neuronal release of norepinephrine.
- Frusemide increases the nephrotoxicity of cephaloridine.
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