Quiz 2 Vocab

Question 1

Therapeutic Range

Answer 1

Plasma concentration at which a drug exerts its desired effect

Question 2

Dosage Regimen

Answer 2

The amount, route, frequency, and duration of drug administration

Determines the amount of drug being administrator to an animal based on dose and dosage interval

Question 3

Pharmacokinetics

Answer 3

Sequence of events that occur once a drug is administered

Question 4

Drug Absorption

Answer 4

Movement of drug from administration site into systemic circulation

Question 5

Route of Administration

Answer 5

drugs must be administered in a form and by a route that will allow them to reach their target site in the body

Question 6

Bioavailability

Answer 6

the proportion of drug administered that makes it into the systemic circulation

Question 7

Drug Distribution

Answer 7

once in the systemic circulation, the drug must be distributed to target tissues

Question 8

Drug Metabolism

Answer 8

enzymes in the body transform drugs into secondary compounds (metabolites)

Question 9

Drug Elimination

Answer 9

removal of a drug from the body occurs at the kidney and the liver