NSG 6005 Pharm Midterm 2024/25

NSG 6005 Pharm Midterm 2024/25 A patient's nutritional intake and lab work reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to prescribing because: - ANSWER Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect: - ANSWER Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action The route of excretion of a volatile drug will be: - ANSWER The lungs The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicated the first sign of a therapeutic effect is the: - ANSWER Onset of action Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include: - ANSWER Lipid solubility of the drug Which one of the following statements about bio availability is true? - ANSWER Bio availability issues are especially important for drugs with narrow therapeutic ranges or sustained release mechanisms. Steady State is: - ANSWER When the amount of drug in the body remains constant. The time required for the amount of drug in the body to decrease by 50% is called: - ANSWER Half-life