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Bioavailability is dependent on what?

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Route of administration
Chemical form of the drug
Patient factors such as
- Gastrointestinal enzymes and PH,
and Hepatic Metabolism

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Drugs occur in two forms in the blood

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  • Bound to plasma proteins, most
    commonly albumin
  • “Free” or unbound drug
    -This is the active part of the drug
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The processes by which biochemical (enzymatic) reactions alter within the body are collectively called

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drug metabolism or drug biotransformation

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Biotransformation reactions are classified as

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Oxidation/Reduction or Phase I
Conjugation/Hydrolysis or Phase II reactions

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Drug metabolism reactions convert ________ _________ drugs to _________ __________ metabolites so that the drugs can be more easily excreted by the kidneys

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These reactions convert lipid soluble drugs to water soluble metabolites so that the drugs can be more easily excreted by the kidneys

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The majority of drug metabolism occurs in the______
Drug metabolism also occurs in ______, ________, ______, ______,_______ and _________

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The liver contains the greatest quantity and diversity of metabolic enzymes
The majority of drug metabolism occurs in the liver
Drug metabolism also occurs in kidneys, lungs, nerves, skin, plasma, and GI tract

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_______ is First part of metabolism of the drug in the liver. Occurs after the drug has excreted its affect on its organ. occurs for all Medication routes

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Phase 1
Oxidation/Reduction or Phase I

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________ Before the drug goes to the blood stream and only occurs for the oral administration detoxification of medication.

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Fast - Pass Metabolism Before the drug goes to the blood stream and only occurs for the oral administration detoxification of medication.

Function & time is different of the location is the same (liver)

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_________ system protects individuals from the effect of ingested toxins, which are detoxified in the liver. It Detoxifies oral medications and occurs in liver before it goes into the blood stream.

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Fast - Pass Metabolism

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______ metabolism of the drug happens after the drug has exerted its effect. Occurs for all drugs (topical, oral, all administration)

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Phase 1 metabolism of the drug happens after the drug has exerted its effect. Occurs for all drugs (topical, oral, all administration)

Function & time is different of the location is the same (liver)

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What is Forming a compound by the joining two or more chemical compounds

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Conjugation is
Forming a compound by the joining two or more chemical compounds

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Define Conjugation

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Forming a compound by the joining two or more chemical compounds

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A reaction involving the breaking of a bond in a molecule using water is known as

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Hydrolysis
A reaction involving the breaking of a bond in a molecule using water

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Define Hydrolysis

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Hydrolysis
A reaction involving the breaking of a bond in a molecule using water

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The function of Phase I and II biotransformation is to

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The function of Phase I and II biotransformation is to enhance the hydrophilic nature of a hydrophobic drug so that it can be excreted easily out of the body

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_____ is the movement of a drug and/or its metabolites out of the body

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Drug Excretion
It is the movement of a drug and/or its metabolites out of the body

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True or False
If a drug is still fat soluble when it reaches the kidney, it will be reabsorbed by the kidneys and placed back into the bloodstream

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TRUE
If a drug is still fat soluble when it reaches the kidney, it will be reabsorbed by the kidneys and placed back into the bloodstream

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Kidney function is affected by many conditions including what?

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Kidney function is affected by many conditions including
- Age (kidney function declines with age)
- Drug toxicity
- Altered kidney function from disease such as
- Diabetes (impaired renal blood supply)
- Hypertension
- Renal disease such as polycystic kidneys and
Glomerulonephritis
- Cancers

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What does ADME stand for

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Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism (biotransformation)
Excretion (elimination)

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What is Pharmacodynamics

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Pharmacodynamics describes the effects of a drug on the body
What medications do to our body and how they do it!!!

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Pharmacodynamics effects are described in quantitative terms in order to what?

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To determine appropriate dose ranges
To compare potency, efficacy and safety of one drug to another

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Drugs Do not impart new function they either …..

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Produce the same action as the body’s own chemicals or
Block the action of the body’s own chemicals

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True or False
Drugs or ligands bind to receptors at a cellular level to bring about a drug action

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TRUE

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Receptors can be present where?

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Receptors can be present either
- On the outside of the cell membrane
- Inside of the cell membrane
- Span both sides of the cell membrane

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How do drugs attach to or interact with receptor sites
Covalent, ionic, hydrogen, hydrophobic, or Van der Waals bonding to produce a definable pharmacological response
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True or False Covalent and ionic bonding are the most common
FALSE Hydrogen and ionic bonding are the most common These interactions require little energy and may be easily broken
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The pharmacological properties of drugs are based on the effects they have on the state of their ________ __________
The pharmacological properties of drugs are based on the effects they have on the state of their COGNATE RECEPTORS - Cognates are two biomolecules that typically interact
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A drug that after binding to its receptor site results in an active conformation is called an what?
agonist A drug that after binding to its receptor site results in an active conformation is called an agonist
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A drug that favors an inactive conformation after receptor binding is called an what?
antagonist or inhibitors A drug that favors an inactive conformation after receptor binding is called an antagonist or inhibitors
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What are Agonists
Agonists are ligands that activate receptors
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True or false All neurotransmitters are antagonist at their respective sites
FALSE All neurotransmitters are AGONISTS at their respective sites Although all neurotransmitters are agonists at their respective receptor sites, there are drugs that are agonists or antagonists to neurotransmitter actions
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What are Antagonists?
Antagonists inhibit the action of natural agonists at receptor site but have no effect in the absence of agonists
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Antagonists are classified as what?
Receptor antagonists Non Receptor antagonist
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A receptor antagonist can bind to the what?
A receptor antagonist can bind to the - Active receptor site, which prevents the binding of an agonist to the receptor - Allosteric (not active) receptor site, which prevents the conformational change required for receptor activation
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Types of receptor antagonist
Reversible, those that bind to the receptor site reversibly Irreversible, those that bind to the receptor site irreversibly - Can be a problem if they don't go away
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What is a Competitive Receptor Antagonists
Competes with the agonist for the same receptor site and blocks the agonist from binding, maintaining the receptor in its inactive form
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Competitive binding of the antagonist to the active receptor site is reversible or irreversible?
reversible
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How does Non-competitive antagonists differ form competitive antagonist in two distinct ways?
Noncompetitive antagonist can bind to either the active or the allosteric (non-active) receptor site Noncompetitive antagonist bind irreversibly often through covalent bonding
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Therapeutic Window
It is the range of doses (concentrations) of a drug that elicit a therapeutic response without unacceptable adverse affects (toxicity)
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Therapeutic Index (TI)
The therapeutic window can be quantified by the therapeutic Index (TI), also called the therapeutic ratio
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what is the therapeutic ratio
TI = TD50 ÷ ED50 TD50 = Drug dose that causes a toxic response in 50% of the population ED50 = Drug dose that is therapeutically effective in 50% of the population
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what are the two major types of dose- repose relationships?
Graded Quantal
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Graded Dose-Response
A graded dose-response relationship describes the effect of the various drug doses on an individual - A graded response = change in blood pressure in one patient
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Quantal Dose-Response
A quantal dose-response relationship describes the effect of the various drug doses on a population
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Population responses that can be examined using quantal-dose response relationship include
Effectiveness (therapeutic effect) Toxicity (toxic effects) Lethality (lethal dose)
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The doses that produce these responses in 50% (median) of the population, are known respectively as (quantal dose)
The median Effective dose (ED50) The median toxic dose (TD50) The median lethal dose (LD50)
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what measures population response to drugs
Quantal-dose response measures population response to drugs
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what measures individual responses to drugs
Graded-dose response measures individual responses to drugs
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It is the range of doses (concentrations) of a drug that elicit a therapeutic response without unacceptable adverse affects (toxicity)
Therapeutic Window
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The therapeutic window can be quantified by
The therapeutic window can be quantified by the therapeutic Index (TI), also called the therapeutic ratio
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A large therapeutic Index (TI)
A large therapeutic Index (TI) a large therapeutic widows meaning a large difference between the therapeutic and toxic dose
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A small therapeutic Index (TI)
A small therapeutic Index (TI) a small therapeutic widow meaning a small difference between the therapeutic and toxic dose
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Two important parameters are deduced from Graded dose response relationship
* **The potency (EC50) of a drug** * Refers to the concentration at which the drug elicits 50% of its maximal response Potency is related to affinity of a drug to its receptor How much a drug likes its receptor ( binds really quickly or binds really well) * The **efficacy (ECmax) of a drug** * Refers to the maximal response produced by a drug * Efficacy is related to receptor occupancy by drug molecules * It is the state at which all receptors are occupied by the drug.
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Refers to the maximal response produced by a drug
efficacy (ECmax) of a drug Efficacy is related to receptor occupancy by drug molecules
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Refers to the concentration at which the drug elicits 50% of its maximal response
potency (EC50) of a drug Potency is related to affinity of a drug to its receptor
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True or False Drugs (ligands) can only bring about a pharmacological effect on the cells if it can attach to specific receptors that are either on the cell membrane or in the cell
TRUE
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refers to the maximal response produced by a drug and is related to receptor occupancy by drug molecules
Efficacy (ECmax)
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is related to affinity of a drug to its receptor
Potency (EC50 ) Higher the potency, less amounts of the drug needed to cause action
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A drug ______ the body, _______ within the body, is ________ by the body and _______the body
A drug enter the body, circulate within the body, is changed by the body and leaves the body
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Method of drug administration greatly affects its _______
absorption
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What factors affect a drug’s ability to cross a bilayer membrane?
Lipid solubility Degree of ionization (charge) Molecular size Shape of the drug molecule
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extremely selective barrier that separates the circulating blood from the brain extracellular fluid in the CNS
The blood-brain barrier (BBB)
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The BBB is a specialized barrier formed by _________ __________ cells connected by ________ _________
The BBB is a specialized barrier formed by capillary endothelial cells connected by tight junctions
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an important homeostatic mechanism that protects the inner ear
The blood-labyrinth barrier (BLB)
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what are necessary to create the BBB
Astrocytes
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Disruption of BLB can
Disruption of BLB can disrupt ion transport system of the lateral cochlear wall, lead to disturbances of inner ear homeostasis, resulting in functional disruption of the auditory system
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It serves as a barrier between maternal and fetal circulation and protects the fetus from noxious agents
The blood-placental barrier
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What is the Goal of Quantal Dose Response?
The goal is to generalize the results to a population rather than to examine the graded effect of drug doses on an individual!
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Active receptor site binding
prevents binding of an agonists to the receptor
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prevents binding of an agonists to the receptor
Active receptor site binding
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Competitive antagonist
reversible binding (agonist can displace antagonist) to the same active site on the receptor as an agonist; when an antagonist competes with the ligand for agonist site binding
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reversible binding (agonist can displace antagonist) to the same active site on the receptor as an agonist; when an antagonist competes with the ligand for agonist site binding
Competitive antagonist
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Noncompetitive antagonist
irreversible (cannot be displaced even with high concentrations of agonists), Differs in 2 ways from competitive: can bind either to active or allosteric receptor site & binds irreversibly by covalent bonding
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irreversible (cannot be displaced even with high concentrations of agonists), - can bind either to active or allosteric receptor site & binds irreversibly by covalent bonding
Noncompetitive antagonist
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Receptor Antagonists main types (2)
Active receptor site binding & Allosteric binding
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Allosteric binding
not active, prevents conformational change needed for receptor binding; antagonists bind to a receptor different from the primary active site; aka the secondary site
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not active, prevents conformational change needed for receptor binding; antagonists bind to a receptor different from the primary active site; aka the secondary site
Allosteric binding
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________________ is about the drug's journey through the body, while _____________ is about the drug's effects on the body.
pharmacokinetics is about the drug's journey through the body, while pharmacodynamics is about the drug's effects on the body.
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what the drug effect on the body
Pharmacodynamics
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what the body does to the drug after it is administered
Pharmacokinetics
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How the drug interacts with its target receptor or site of action.
Receptor Binding:
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Receptor Binding:
How the drug interacts with its target receptor or site of action.
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The relationship between the drug dose and the magnitude of its effect.
Dose-Response Relationship:
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Dose-Response Relationship
: The relationship between the drug dose and the magnitude of its effect.
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Therapeutic and Adverse Effects:
: The beneficial and harmful effects of the drug, which are influenced by its concentration at the target site.
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: The beneficial and harmful effects of the drug, which are influenced by its concentration at the target site.
Therapeutic and Adverse Effects:
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How the drug enters the bloodstream from the site of administration (e.g., oral, intravenous).
Absorption:
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Absorption:
How the drug enters the bloodstream from the site of administration (e.g., oral, intravenous).
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Distribution:
How the drug spreads throughout the body's tissues and fluids.
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How the drug is chemically altered by the body, usually in the liver, to form metabolites.
Metabolism:
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How the drug spreads throughout the body's tissues and fluids.
Distribution:
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Metabolism:
How the drug is chemically altered by the body, usually in the liver, to form metabolites.
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How the drug and its metabolites are eliminated from the body, often through the kidneys (urine) or liver (bile)
Excretion:
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Excretion:
How the drug and its metabolites are eliminated from the body, often through the kidneys (urine) or liver (bile)
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What are the four major steps Pharmacokinetics uses for drug movement in the body?
Absorption Distribution Metabolism Excretion
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drug ____ will utilize the body’s distribution systems such as blood and lymphatic vessels to reach its target in an appropriate concentration
Drug distribution
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Drug distribution
drug will utilize the body’s distribution systems such as blood and lymphatic vessels to reach its target in an appropriate concentration
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Drug excretion
After being metabolized, the drug is excreted out of the body Primarily through the kidneys (urine), liver (bile), and gut (feces)
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The body inactivates the drug through enzyme degradation especially in the liver
Drug metabolism
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Drug metabolism
The body inactivates the drug through enzyme degradation especially in the liver
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After being metabolized, the drug is excreted out of the body Primarily through the kidneys (urine), liver (bile), and gut (feces)
Drug excretion
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True or false Human body has obstacles to microorganisms to stop invader (including drugs) these barriers must be over come before the drug can reach it intended target
True
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Name 4 Physiologic Barriers To Drug Movement in the Body
1. The blood-placental barrier The blood-placental barrier 2. The blood-labyrinth barrier (BLB) 3. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) 4. Cell Membrane

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