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Galen Pharmacology Exam 1
Questions and Answers (100% Correct
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What is Pharmacokinetics Correct Answer: what the body does
to the drug


What is Pharmacodynamics Correct Answer: what the drug
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does to the body


What phase is Pharmacokinetics Correct Answer: Absorption
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Where does absorption of a drug take place Correct Answer:
Small intestine


What affects absorption time Correct Answer: -Pill type

-stomach contents


-blood circulation

-pain, stress, anxiety


-route of administration


Contraindicators for medications Correct Answer: Grapefruit
juice and antacids


what is disintegration Correct Answer: breakdown of oral drug
into smaller particles

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What is dissolution Correct Answer: Process of combining
small drug particles with liquid to form a solution


What is drug absorption Correct Answer: Drug movement
from GI tract into bloodstream


happens in small intestine


What is bioavailability Correct Answer: What is left of drug
after swallowing.
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PO meds will never have 100% bioavailability
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Factors affecting Bioavailability Correct 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 Correct Answer: drugs absorbed from
the GI tract enter the portal vein and pass through the liver
before entering circulation.


PO meds only