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Pharmacokinetics

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show The biotransformation of medications  
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show in the liver  
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What is the most important group of enzymes for drug metabolism?   show
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show Less active compound, Inactive compound, or Another active compound.  
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What is a prodrug?   show
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What are two examples of prodrugs?   show
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What is the first-pass effect?   show
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show the volume of blood that is completely cleared of the drug per unit time  
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show Filtration, Active secretion, and reabsorption  
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The passage of active, unchanged drug from the blood stream through the glomerulus into the urine is called?   show
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show Active secretion  
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The process of the drug returning to the blood stream before reaching the urine is known as what?   show
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show the amount of time it takes for the plasma concentration or the amount of a drug in the body (after absorption and distribution) to be reduced by 50 percent.  
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show clearance  
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How would a decrease in clearance affect the half-life of a drug, and how will that affect the drug concentration in the blood?   show
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show toxicity (in some cases)  
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When does a drug reach steady state?   show
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show 5  
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show once per day  
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show twice per day or three to four times per day  
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show the effects of the body on drugs  
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show absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion  
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show the amount - stated as a percentage - of a drug that reaches the systemic circulation after extra-vascular administration.  
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What would the bioavailability of an IV drug be?   show
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show reduced extent of absorption  
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show free(unbound,not protein bound) or protein bound  
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Drugs must be in which form to be active and have a therapeutic effect?   show
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show albumin, in the liver  
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