T1 - Final Exam: Fincher Flashcards
What is the route of administration for the eye surface?
Ophthalmic
What is the route of administration for the epidermal surface?
Trasdermal
What is the route of administration for the veins?
Intravenous injection or infusion
What is the route of administration for the subcutaneous fat?
Subcutaneous
What is the route of administration for between the cheek and gum?
Buccal
What is the route of administration for the mouth (inhaled)?
Pulmonary
Which of the following are the two most common ways in which we measure drug concentrations in humans?
Urine and Plasma
What is pharmaceutics?
Examines the physiochemical properties of drugs and dosage forms as it relates to dosage form design
What is biopharmaceutics?
Examines the interrelationship between the physicochemical properties of drugs, the dosage form, and the route of administration on the rate and extent of drug absorption into the body
What is pharmacokinetics?
Studies the movement of drugs within the body
What is LADME?
Liberation, Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
What is the quantitative measurement of drugs?
Blood pressure and cholestrol
What is the qualitative measurement of drugs?
Subjective, measure of pain
What is bioavailability?
Proportion (percent or fraction) of an administered dose of unchanged drug that reaches the systemic circulation
What is clearance?
The volume of plasma cleared of drug per unit time
What is half-life?
The time required for plasma concentration of drug to decrease by 50%.
What is volume of distribution?
An indicator of how well distributed a drug is in the body
What is liberation?
Release of the drug from its dosage form
Where is drug typically absorbed?
Into the bloodstream
How are drugs metabolized?
By enzymes
How much is the difference between the distribution of intracellular and extracellular?
Intracellular is doubled than extracellular
What is Schedule I drug?
Drugs with no accepted medical use, or other substances with a high potential for abuse