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  • August 4, 2024
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  • definition of absorption
  • pharmacology basic principles in nursing pharmacol
  • definition of pharmacokinetics
  • what is the bioavailability of a drug
  • what is the first pass effect

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PHARMACOLOGY BASIC PRINCIPLES IN NURSING
PHARMACOLOGY Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions.
Definition of absorption - ANSWER the movement of a drug from its site of administration
into the blood

Definition of Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER what the body does to the drug

What is the bioavailability of a drug? - ANSWER Percentage of drug absorbed into systemic
circulation

What is the first pass effect? - ANSWER some drugs are inactivated on their first pass through
the liver and must be given nonenteral due to this effect. EX: Nitroglycerin

Which routes are not affected by the first pass? - ANSWER Aural, Buccal, Inhalation, IM,
Intranasal, Intraocular, Intravaginal, IV, SQ, Sublingual, and transdermal

Which routes are affected by first pass effect? - ANSWER Hepatic arterial, Oral, Portal Venous,
Rectal

What drugs can pass the Blood Brain Barrier? - ANSWER Only drugs that are lipid soluable or
have a transport system

What are the advantages of the Blood Brain Barrier? - ANSWER to keep potentially harmful
toxins from entering the brain

What are the disadvantages of the Blood Brain Barrier? - ANSWER impedes drugs from
affecting the brain such as antibiotics to help with a CNS infection

Is the Blood Brain Barrier fully developed at birth? - ANSWER no

Define drug-drug interaction. - ANSWER where 2 drugs can compete to bind with a protien
(albumin). One will bind more leaving the other free or unbound possibly causing toxicity

What is a problem with bound drugs? - ANSWER They can not reach their sites of action,
metabolism, or excretion

What are some issues that can lead to low albumin levels? - ANSWER burns, malnourishment

Define biotransformation - ANSWER biochemical alteration of a drug into an inactive
metabolite

What organ metabolizes drugs? - ANSWER liver

What kind of juice can interfere with the metabolizing of many drugs? - ANSWER grapefruit
juice

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