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pharm exam 1 Galen questions with answers |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




When the drug is in bloodstream after administration, is
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disintegrated out of stomach this is called? |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A. metabolism
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B. absorption
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C. excretion
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D. distribution - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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The movement of a drug from circulatory system to body tissues
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is called what?
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A. distribution
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B. metabolism
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C. excretion
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D. absorption - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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This occurs when a drug is altered in chemical structure, most
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are done in the liver.
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A. excretion
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B. distribution
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C. absorption
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D. metabolism (biotransformation) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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Elimination of drug from body through the following: kidneys,
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liver, feces, lungs, saliva, sweat, breast milk.
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,A. excretion
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B. distribution
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C. metabolism
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D. absorption - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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100% of a drug is used when it is given by which route?
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A. intramuscular (IM)
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B. intravenously (IV)
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C. subcutaneously (subq)
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D. orally (PO) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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1st pass effect goes from the ____ to the ____.
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Only ____ % of med is going to make it through bloodstream due
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to this process. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-stomach, liver
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-30%


What are the two routes that can skip the 1st pass effect?
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A. IM, sublingual
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B. IV, sublingual
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C. IM, subq
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D. IV, subq - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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,When drug comes out of the first pass effect, it can go into the
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blood & be used in some way, the % of administered drug
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available for activity is called? |\ |\ |\ |\




A. peak
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B. onset
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C. trough
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D. bioavailable - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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What in the blood have receptor sites that will grab onto, hold
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onto med and decreased therapeutic effect on drug?
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A. carbs
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B. electrolytes
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C. proteins
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D. cells - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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What is it called when the drug causes the effect & do not get
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taken up by proteins in blood?
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A. free drug
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B. extended release drug
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C. protein binding drug - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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When you take TWO high protein binding drugs the effect of the
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med is going to be _____ effect on the body.
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They are going to compete with one another for ____ sites which
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makes them become ____ - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔higher,
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, protein, free drugs |\ |\




When a med has a ____ half life you may only need to take that
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med a couple times a week.
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When a med has a ____ half life, it may need to be taken more
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often because when it ____ it becomes ____ therapeutic -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔long, |\ |\ |\




short, decreases, less|\ |\




When a drug becomes therapeutic this is called?
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A. onset
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B. peak
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C. duration of action
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The length of time a drug exerts a therapeutic effect is called?
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A. duration of action
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B. peak
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C. onset
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This occurs when a drug reaches its highest concentration in
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blood.
A. onset
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