PTCB HERO – MEDICATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED

PTCB HERO – MEDICATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED Practice questions for this set Terms in this set (55) Pharmacology the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems Clinical Pharmocology study of drugs in humans Pharmacokinetics (PK) what the body does to the drug 4 components of PK Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Execretion Absorption drugs entering the body into the bloodstream Distribution drug is distributed or dispersed throughout the body metabolism drug is broken down by the body, usually by the liver or gastrointestinal (GI) tract excretion after metabolism, drug is eliminated from the body BIOAVAILIBILTY amount of the administered drug that reaches the blood circulation and can be used by the body Bio-Equivalence when two drugs have the same bioavailibilty route of administration one of the main factors that affects a drug's bioavailibilty by mouth oral - PO under the tongue sublingual - SL between gums and cheek buccal into the muscle instramuscular - IM under the skin subcutaneous - SC into the vein intravenous - IV