Exam 1 Lecture 7

Question 1

Pharmokinetics

Answer 1

-How do drugs move through the body

Question 2

Absorption

Answer 2

-How does drug enter body
-Route of administration (pill/injection)
-Changes how fast the drug enters the body
-Faster entry = shorter lasting

Question 3

Metabolism

Answer 3

-How does the body break down drugs
-By enzymes, often in liver
-Main one CYP 450 enzymes

Question 4

Distribution

Answer 4

-How does the drug distribute through the body
-Body compartments (GI tack, blood, brain, liver, kindey)

Question 5

Elimination

Answer 5

-How does drug leave body
-Kidney to urine
-Can also be exhalation for alchol