Pharmacokinetics/dynamics

Question 0

The ability of a drug to move into solution

Answer 0

Dissolution

Question 1

3 different names a drug will acquire during the drug development process

Answer 1

1. Chemical name
2. Generic name
3. Brand or trade name

Question 2

Drug route of administration affects the _________ and _________ of ____________ of a drug.

Answer 2

Rate and extent of absorption

Question 3

What are the 3 routes of drug administration?

Answer 3

Enteral
Parenteral
Topical

Question 4

Enteral routes of drug administration include:

Answer 4

Liquids (fastest)
Elixirs
Syrups
Suspensions 
Solutions
Powders
Capsules
Tablets
Enteric coated (slowest)
Sublingual and Buccal

Question 5

Any drug that enters the entire alimentary canal (oral or suppository) is considered which route of administration?

Answer 5

Enteral

Question 6

Drugs administered under the tongue or on the cheek and are absorbed directly into vascular tissue.

Answer 6

Sublingual and Buccal

Question 7

Drugs that are absorbed through the capillary system, going right into systemic circulation are administered by which route?

Answer 7

Parenteral

Question 8

Drugs that are absorbed through the skin, including respiratory lining

Answer 8

Topical

Question 9

Phase of pharmacokinetics that involves movement of a drug from the site of administration into the bloodstream for distribution to the tissues

Answer 9

Absorption

Question 10

Two drugs that have the same concentration and bioavailability

Answer 10

Bioequivalent drugs

Question 11

Phase of pharmacokinetics that involves the movement of a drug to the body’s tissues

Answer 11

Distribution

Question 12

Drug traveling in circulation is bound to proteins in blood

Answer 12

Protein binding

Only unbound drugs are free to produce a therapeutic effect.