Tournament 3 Flashcards

1
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Part of the gastrointestinal tract which serves as a reserve area for the absorption of drugs that have escaped absorption proximally because of their physicochemical properties or their dosage form

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LARGE INTESTINE

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2
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___________ delivery systems place the drug at or near the receptor site

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TARGETED

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3
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This is the formation of a ring-like structure resulting from the interaction between a partial ring of atoms and a metal

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CHELATION

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4
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The extent of ionization may be described by

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HENDERSON-HASSELBALCH EQUATION

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5
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Part of the transdermal drug delivery system that maintains the drug concentration gradient within the device

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ADHESIVE LAYER

*formulation matrix

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6
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The faster the stomach emptying the

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higher the plasma drug concentration

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7
Q

Which of the following gives the correct order of decreasing rate of absorption?

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SOLUTION, SUSPENSION, CAPSULE, TABLET

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8
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Lying on the left side _________ rate of gastric emptying

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DECREASES

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9
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The _________ of a single dose of a drug is a function of both the rate and extent of absorption

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EFFICACY

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10
Q

Capsule shells become brittle at low ______

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HUMIDITY

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11
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In modified release dosage forms, this is the rate-limiting step

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LIBERATION

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12
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The in vitro correlate of drug absorption that indicates the time it takes for a solid dosage form to breakdown into small particles, not necessarily solution

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DISINTEGRATION

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13
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Modified release tablets alter the __________ of drug release

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RATE OR TIMING

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14
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For hydrophobic drugs, excessive particle size reduction does not always lead to faster dissolution rate due to formation of

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AGGREGATES

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15
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In ________, the drug is impregnated into a biodegradable or nonbiodegradable material and is released slowly for localized or systemic effect

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INSOLUBLE MATRICES

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16
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Generally, drug-cyclodextrin complexes

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ARE MORE WATER SOLUBLE

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17
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Particle size is __________ related to surface area

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INVERSELY

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18
Q

Drug dissolution is described by

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NOYES-WHITNEY EQUATION

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19
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This is the ability of a drug to exist in more than one crystalline form

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POLYMORPHISM

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20
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Transport process which is also described as “cell-eating”

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PHAGOCYTOSIS

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21
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This excipient makes powders adhere to each other and form aggregates

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BINDER

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22
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The rate of gastric emptying is the rate-limiting step in the dosage form

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SOLUTION

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23
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The more complication the formulation of a drug product, the greater the potential for __________ problems

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BIOAVAILABILITY

24
Q

Usually the _____ form dissolves more rapidly than the hydrated form

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ANHYDROUS

25
Q

In conventional oral dosage forms, this is the rate-limiting step

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DISSOLUTION

26
Q

The make segments of the gastrointestinal tract differ from one another both anatomically and _____, as well as with respect to secretions and ph

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MORPHOLOGICALLY

27
Q

Modified release tablets may sometimes result to ______ problem

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DOSE-DUMPING

28
Q

This part of the gastrointestinal tract is where substance like alcohol, barbital, and aspirin are readily absorbed

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STOMACH

29
Q

Transport process where drugs are moved by the aid of ATP-dependent pumps

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TRANSPORTER PROTEINS

30
Q

Transdermal drug delivery systems contain the drug for _______ absorption after topical application to the skin

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SYSTEMIC

31
Q

This is the ration of drug solubility (at equilibrium) in non-aqueous and aqueous solvent

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PARTITION COEFFICIENT

32
Q

Better blood supply favors a/an

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INCREASE IN ABSORPTION OF THE DRUG

33
Q

Tablets have reduced effective area due to _________

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COMPRESSION

34
Q

An increase in the temperature of food __________ rate of gastric emptying

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INCREASES

35
Q

Part of the gastrointestinal tract where the epithelial surface area is extraordinarily large because of the presence of villi and microvilli

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SMALL INTESTINE

36
Q

Transport process where drugs are moved from the mucosa to the serosa

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CARRIER-MEDIATED

37
Q

This is the ability of a drug to exist as optically active stereoisomers or enantiomers

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CHIRALITY

38
Q

The rate-limiting step in the bioavailability of a drug is the _________ step

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SLOWEST

39
Q

Transport process described by Fick’s Law

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PASSIVE DIFFUSION

40
Q

Usually, the amorphous form has a faster dissolution rate than the ______ form

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CRYSTALLINE

41
Q

Transport process where drugs are moved uphill against a concentration gradient

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ACTIVE

42
Q

Fatty food ________ rate of gastric emptying

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DECREASES

43
Q

This is a species formed by the reversible or irreversible association of two or more interacting molecules or ions

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COMPLEX FORMATION

44
Q

Which of the following gives the correct order of decreasing rate of absorption?

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SOLUTION, EMULSION, SUSPENSION, PELLET

45
Q

Anticholinergic __________ rate of gastric emptying

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DECREASE

46
Q

Transport process where drugs or dissolved materials are engulfed by a cell

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VESICULAR

47
Q

Modified release tablets are suited for short _________ drugs

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HALF-LIFE

48
Q

Tablet coating should break down quickly so as not to hinder the drug’s ____________

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BIOAVAILABILITY

49
Q

Transport process where drugs are moved through tight or narrow junctions between cells or transendothelial channels of cells

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CONVECTIVE

50
Q

A _________ suspension prolongs gastric emptying, slows down drug dissolution, and decreases absorption rate

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HIGHLY VISCOUS

51
Q

This kind of drug can easily cross the membrane of the gastrointestinal tract – NONPOLAR
 Most chiral drugs are used as __________ mixtures

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RACEMIC

52
Q

Bulky materials in the gastric area tend to empty ______ than liquids

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MORE SLOWLY

53
Q

Enteric coating minimizes contact between the drug and the __________ region

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GASTRIC

54
Q

This excipient may reduce the wetting of the drug particle

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LUBRICANT

55
Q

The contents of a hard capsule should not be subjected to high _______ that reduced the effective surface area

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COMPRESSION PRESSURE

56
Q

The most important site for drug absorption in the GI tract

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SMALL INTESTINE