PHARMACOLOGY VN 230: WEEK 1 STUDY GUIDE (LATEST UPDATE) REAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT | ALREADY GRADED A

PHARMACOLOGY VN 230: WEEK 1 STUDY GUIDE (LATEST
UPDATE) REAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|100% CORRECT | ALREADY GRADED A
generic Ans✓✓✓ Lower case


Brand/trade: Ans✓✓✓ Uppercase


Chemical: Ans✓✓✓ Describe chemical composition and molecular
structure
(example: N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) ethanamide)


What are the fastest drug routes versus the slowest drug routes?
Ans✓✓✓ Fastest:
Solution-iv, fluids
Suspension
Capsule
Tablet
Coated tablet
Slowest


Dissolution: Ans✓✓✓ how long it takes for solid dosage forms (tabs,
caps, etc.) to dissolve and become absorbed by our bodies


ENTERAL ROUTES:

,Uses GI(digestive) system:
Kinds of drugs do we administer: Ans✓✓✓ -oral
-sublingual
-buccal
-rectal(can also be topical)


Parenteral Routes:
Bypasses GI system
Kinds of drugs do we administer: Ans✓✓✓ -Intravenous (fastest
delivery into the blood circulation)
-intramuscular
-subcutaneous
-Intradermal
-intraarterial
-intrathecal
-intrarticular


Topical Routes:/transdermal
Bypasses GI system
Kinds of drugs do we administer: Ans✓✓✓ -skin (including transdermal
patches)
-eyes
-ears

, -nose
-lungs(inhalation)
-rectum (local effects)
-vagina
-ointments, gel, creams, patches, Microneedles


Inhalational routes Ans✓✓✓ -dry powders
-Liquid sprays
-aerosols


Ocular: Ans✓✓✓ -drops
-ointments
-implants
-inserts
-contact lens


Oral: Ans✓✓✓ -tablets
-cap, thin films, syrups, solutions


suppository = Ans✓✓✓ rectally = enteral route)