NUR 226 Pharmacology Principles Exam 1 || With Questions & Solutions (Rated A+)

NUR 226 Pharmacology Principles Exam 1 || With Questions & Solutions (Rated A+) NUR 226 Pharmacology Principles Exam 1 || With Questions & Solutions (Rated A+) what are the 3 phases of a drug action? - ANSWER - pharmaceutical, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic describe the pharmaceutic phase of drug action - ANSWER - dissolution, the drug needs to dissolve to be able to absorb describe the pharmacokinetic phase - ANSWER - what the body does to the drug (contains absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) what is absorption and where does it happen? - ANSWER - absorption is the movement of the drug from the site of consumption to the bloodstream, this occurs in the GI tract what is distribution and where does it occur? - ANSWER - drug from blood stream to tissues, occurs in cardiovascular what is metabolism and where does it occur? - ANSWER - this occurs in the liver and is the process of breaking down the drug what is excretion and where does it occur? - ANSWER - this occurs in the kidneys, liver, and bowl. drug getting out of the system describe the pharmacodynamic phase - ANSWER - what the drug does to the body the action of the drug or the mechanism of action the intended effect of the drug the therapeutic action cell membranes are composed of - ANSWER - layers of cells why must drugs pass through the cell membrane? - ANSWER - to get to the blood and site of action the membrane structure is a - ANSWER - phospholipid drugs must be what to pass the membrane?