Chapter 1: Pharmacokinetics Flashcards
1
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What is Pharmacokinetics?
A
Concerned with the movement of drugs into, throughout and out of the body.
2
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Pharmacokinetics work with what four ways?
A
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion.
3
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What is Absorption?
A
How the drug enter the bloodstream.
4
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What is Distribution?
A
How the drug travels to its target site.
5
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What is Metabolism?
A
Process by which drugs are chemically altered to make them sufficiently water soluble for excretion.
6
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What is Excretion?
A
How the drugs leave the body either urine or feces.
