Farmacología

Question 1

Term for the actions of the body on a drug

ACP July 2021

Answer 1

Pharmacokinetics

Question 2

Parameter indicating the time required for a serum drug level to fall to 50% of its current value

ACP July 2021

Answer 2

Half-life (accept elimination half-life)

Question 3

Phenomenon in which the concentration of an orally-administered drug is significantly reduced before reaching the systemic circulation

ACP July 2021

Answer 3

First-pass effect (accept first-pass metabolism or presystemic metabolism)

Question 4

Parameter used to estimate the distribution of a drug in the body

ACP July 2021

Answer 4

Volume of distribution (accept apparent volume of distribution)

Question 5

Number of dosing half-lives required to achieve 75% of a steady-state serum drug level

ACP July 2021

Answer 5

2

Question 6

An alcoholic extract or solution of a plant or other chemical substance for medical use

ACP January 2024

Answer 6

Tincture

Question 7

ACP January 2024

Question 8

ACP January 2024

Question 9

Urate oxidase drugs work by enzymatically degrading uric acid to this soluble substance

ACP January 2024

Answer 9

Allantoin

Question 10

Vitamin deficiency associated with long-term treatment with metformin

ACP January 2024

Answer 10

Vitamin B12 deficiency (accept cobalamin or cyanocobalamin deficiency)