Quiz 5, Chapter 4 Flashcards
What term denotes how an API works in the body?
Mechanism of action.
What cements the active and inert components together to maintain cohesive portions?
Binders.
What does the abbreviation BID denote?
Twice a day.
What is the medical abbreviation for ‘as needed’?
PRN.
Which components might cause patient’s different reactions to brand name and generic drugs?
Differences in inactive ingredients.
All cells have a nucleus.
False.
Name three things that affect drug response.
The patient’s genetic makeup, age, body size, and use of other drugs and dietary supplements. The patient’s other conditions and diseases. Whether or not the patient takes the drug properly.
Drug reactions are predictable because they do not occur after a person has been previously exposed to the drug one or more times without any allergic reactions.
False.
What is the typical relationship between a drug’s site of administration and site of action?
They are usually somewhat removed from one another.
What is CMAX?
The peak plasma concentration on a measuring curve.
Pharmacoprocesses are a main concept of clinical pharmacology.
False.
Which is not a route of drug administration - buccal, intramuscular, sublingual, or transfugal?
Transfugal.
How are intradermal drugs delivered?
By injection under the skin.
An injection of anesthetic directly into the bloodstream is an example of intravenous drug delivery.
True.
What are the organs of the gastrointestinal system?
The mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, small and large intestines.
