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Pharmacokinetics
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The study of what the body does to a drug
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Pharmacodyamics
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The study of what a drug does to the body
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What are 10 routes of drug administration?
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BOISTIRSIT
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What is BOISTIRSIT?
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-Buccal
-Oral -IV -Sublingual -Transdermal -Intramuscular -Rectal -Subcutaneous -Inhalational -Topical |
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What type of kinetics describes the elimination of the majority of drugs?
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First order
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What does first order kinetics mean?
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A constant fraction of the drug in the body is eliminated per unit time
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What determines the rate of drug elimination in first order kinetics?
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The amount of drug in the body
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What is Vd (vol of distribution)?
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The amount of drug in the body
------------------------------ Concentration in the blood |
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What causes a drug to have a high volume of distribution?
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Being highly lipid soluble
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What is an example of a highly lipophilic drug with a high volume of distribution?
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Digoxin
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What drugs are very lipid insoluble?
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Neuromuscular blockers
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