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GALEN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 2026-
COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR CERTIFICATION
SUCCESS
What is Pharmacokinetics - correct-answer -what the body does to the drug
What is Pharmacodynamics - correct-answer -what the drug does to the body
What phase is Pharmacokinetics - correct-answer -Absorption phase
Where does absorption of a drug take place - correct-answer -Small intestine
What affects absorption time - correct-answer --Pill type
-stomach contents
-blood circulation
-pain, stress, anxiety
-route of administration
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Contraindicators for medications - correct-answer -Grapefruit juice and antacids
what is disintegration - correct-answer -breakdown of oral drug into smaller
particles
What is dissolution - correct-answer -Process of combining small drug particles
with liquid to form a solution
What is drug absorption - correct-answer -Drug movement from GI tract into
bloodstream
happens in small intestine
What is bioavailability - correct-answer -What is left of drug after swallowing.
PO meds will never have 100% bioavailability
Factors affecting Bioavailability - correct-answer --Absorption
-first pass metabolism
-Drug form
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-route of admin
-gastric mucous % motility
-changes in liver metabolism
-Administration w/ food and other drugs
What is first pass effect - correct-answer -drugs absorbed from the GI tract enter
the portal vein and pass through the liver before entering circulation.
PO meds only
Characteristics of ADHD - correct-answer -Inattentiveness, inability to
concentrate, restlessness, hyperactivity, inability to complete tasks, impulsivity
Characteristics of narcolepsy - correct-answer -recurrent attacks of drowsiness
and sleep during daytime
unable to control sleep
falling asleep while driving, talking, eating, standing
Where does drug metablosim occur - correct-answer -In the the liver
GALEN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 2026-
COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR CERTIFICATION
SUCCESS
What is Pharmacokinetics - correct-answer -what the body does to the drug
What is Pharmacodynamics - correct-answer -what the drug does to the body
What phase is Pharmacokinetics - correct-answer -Absorption phase
Where does absorption of a drug take place - correct-answer -Small intestine
What affects absorption time - correct-answer --Pill type
-stomach contents
-blood circulation
-pain, stress, anxiety
-route of administration
,2
Contraindicators for medications - correct-answer -Grapefruit juice and antacids
what is disintegration - correct-answer -breakdown of oral drug into smaller
particles
What is dissolution - correct-answer -Process of combining small drug particles
with liquid to form a solution
What is drug absorption - correct-answer -Drug movement from GI tract into
bloodstream
happens in small intestine
What is bioavailability - correct-answer -What is left of drug after swallowing.
PO meds will never have 100% bioavailability
Factors affecting Bioavailability - correct-answer --Absorption
-first pass metabolism
-Drug form
, 3
-route of admin
-gastric mucous % motility
-changes in liver metabolism
-Administration w/ food and other drugs
What is first pass effect - correct-answer -drugs absorbed from the GI tract enter
the portal vein and pass through the liver before entering circulation.
PO meds only
Characteristics of ADHD - correct-answer -Inattentiveness, inability to
concentrate, restlessness, hyperactivity, inability to complete tasks, impulsivity
Characteristics of narcolepsy - correct-answer -recurrent attacks of drowsiness
and sleep during daytime
unable to control sleep
falling asleep while driving, talking, eating, standing
Where does drug metablosim occur - correct-answer -In the the liver
