Exam 4: Pharmacology

Which drug has no set range of elimination because its metabolites are used too efficiently in the body to be measured reliably?

What is the absorption rate of the subcutaneous injection route?

In a prototypic dose-effect curve,what does the horizontal axis refer to?

Which of the following does NOT affect drug distribution?

Oral administration is regarded as the most common route and usually the safest and most convenient form of drug administration.

Experience has demonstrated that when a large volume of a particular drug solution is taken,body tissue becomes irritated.What drug taking method is therefore not advised?

Needle sharing is part of the drug-taking subculture,and viewed as a way addicts feel a sense of group belonging and friendship.

Which term means that the rate at which a drug is metabolized is independent of its concentration in the blood?

Which term refers to the minimum dose of a drug that yields its efficacy?

The transdermal route of drug administration is an effective one for most drugs.

What reflects the amount of latitude there is in a drug dose before a stronger effect is reached?

Sarah's doctor informs her she will be taking her drug sublingually.Which statement describes how she will take her mediation?

What is the term for the portion of the original drug dose that reaches its site of action or that reaches a fluid in the body that gives the drug access to its site of action?

Which factor does the effect of a drug depend most fundamentally upon?

Which drug can be detected in the system for up to one month following chronic use?

The safest of the three methods of injecting drugs is the intravenous method.

What takes place if a drug's distribution will be slower to its sites of action?

In a prototypic dose-effect curve,what does the vertical axis refer to?

What is the most important organ for excretion of drugs and their metabolites?

Therapeutic index is a term referring to a drug's utility in medical care and is computed as a ratio (LD 50/ED 50).