1. Drug Administration, Absorption, and Distribution

Question 1

Absorption

Answer 1

Drug enters plasma

Question 2

Distribution

Answer 2

Drug transported to & from sites of action, once in plasma

Question 3

Biotransformation (metabolism)

Answer 3

Chemical structure of drug changed

Question 4

Excretion

Answer 4

Irreversible loss of drug from the body

Question 5

Elimination

Answer 5

Loss of drug concentration or activity/effect

Question 6

What are the Enteral (via GI tract) routes of administration?

Answer 6

Sublingual
Oral
Rectal