GALEN PHARM EXAM 1 FINAL SCRIPT
PAPER 2026 VERIFIED SOLUTIONS FULL
CONTENT
◉ What is Pharmacodynamics
Answer: what the drug does to the body
◉ What phase is Pharmacokinetics
Answer: Absorption phase
◉ Where does absorption of a drug take place
Answer: Small intestine
◉ What affects absorption time
Answer: -Pill type
-stomach contents
-blood circulation
-pain, stress, anxiety
-route of administration
,◉ Contraindicators for medications
Answer: Grapefruit juice and antacids
◉ what is disintegration
Answer: breakdown of oral drug into smaller particles
◉ What is dissolution
Answer: Process of combining small drug particles with liquid to
form a solution
◉ What is drug absorption
Answer: Drug movement from GI tract into bloodstream
happens in small intestine
◉ What is bioavailability
Answer: What is left of drug after swallowing.
PO meds will never have 100% bioavailability
◉ Factors affecting Bioavailability
Answer: -Absorption
-first pass metabolism
-Drug form
, -route of admin
-gastric mucous % motility
-changes in liver metabolism
-Administration w/ food and other drugs
◉ What is first pass effect
Answer: drugs absorbed from the GI tract enter the portal vein and
pass through the liver before entering circulation.
PO meds only
◉ Characteristics of ADHD
Answer: Inattentiveness, inability to concentrate, restlessness,
hyperactivity, inability to complete tasks, impulsivity
◉ Characteristics of narcolepsy
Answer: recurrent attacks of drowsiness and sleep during daytime
unable to control sleep
falling asleep while driving, talking, eating, standing
◉ Where does drug metablosim occur
Answer: In the the liver
PAPER 2026 VERIFIED SOLUTIONS FULL
CONTENT
◉ What is Pharmacodynamics
Answer: what the drug does to the body
◉ What phase is Pharmacokinetics
Answer: Absorption phase
◉ Where does absorption of a drug take place
Answer: Small intestine
◉ What affects absorption time
Answer: -Pill type
-stomach contents
-blood circulation
-pain, stress, anxiety
-route of administration
,◉ Contraindicators for medications
Answer: Grapefruit juice and antacids
◉ what is disintegration
Answer: breakdown of oral drug into smaller particles
◉ What is dissolution
Answer: Process of combining small drug particles with liquid to
form a solution
◉ What is drug absorption
Answer: Drug movement from GI tract into bloodstream
happens in small intestine
◉ What is bioavailability
Answer: What is left of drug after swallowing.
PO meds will never have 100% bioavailability
◉ Factors affecting Bioavailability
Answer: -Absorption
-first pass metabolism
-Drug form
, -route of admin
-gastric mucous % motility
-changes in liver metabolism
-Administration w/ food and other drugs
◉ What is first pass effect
Answer: drugs absorbed from the GI tract enter the portal vein and
pass through the liver before entering circulation.
PO meds only
◉ Characteristics of ADHD
Answer: Inattentiveness, inability to concentrate, restlessness,
hyperactivity, inability to complete tasks, impulsivity
◉ Characteristics of narcolepsy
Answer: recurrent attacks of drowsiness and sleep during daytime
unable to control sleep
falling asleep while driving, talking, eating, standing
◉ Where does drug metablosim occur
Answer: In the the liver
