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A lecturer says one term means what the drug does to the body. That term is:Read the answer and worked solution →Another term covers how the body processes a medicine. That term is:Read the answer and worked solution →Pharmacokinetics has four processes: distribution, metabolism, excretion and:Read the answer and worked solution →A drug travels from the injection site into the bloodstream. That step is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A lecturer says one term means what the drug does to the body. That term is:

  1. Pharmacodynamics
  2. Pharmacognosy
  3. Pharmacopoeia
  4. Pharmacometry
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Correct answer: A. Pharmacodynamics

1. The drug is acting on the tissues. 2. The focus is the drug's effect. 3. That term is pharmacodynamics. _Source: OpenStax Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 2, Drug Administration and Pharmacokinetics._

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Another term covers how the body processes a medicine. That term is:

  1. Pharmacometry
  2. Pharmacokinetics
  3. Pharmacognosy
  4. Pharmacopoeia
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Correct answer: B. Pharmacokinetics

1. Here the body acts on the drug. 2. The journey through the body is studied. 3. That term is pharmacokinetics. _Source: OpenStax Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 2, Drug Administration and Pharmacokinetics._

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Pharmacokinetics has four processes: distribution, metabolism, excretion and:

  1. Absorption
  2. Adsorption
  3. Abstraction
  4. Attraction
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Correct answer: A. Absorption

1. The drug must first get into the blood. 2. That is the opening step of the journey. 3. It is absorption. _Source: OpenStax Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 2, Drug Administration and Pharmacokinetics._

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