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Question # 1 (Multiple Answer) Concerning oral administration -- disadvantages
(B) drug taken orally may cause emesis
(C) drug taken orally may be destroyed by gastric acidity
(D) drug taken orally may be metabolized by gastrointestinal flora
(E) drug taken orally may be in consistently absorbed due to the presence of food
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Question # 8 (Multiple Answer) Factors associated with drug absorption that can result in incomplete absorption
(A) drug metabolism by gastrointestinal flora
(B) drug hydrophilicity (opposite of lipophilicity)
(C) drug instability in gastric acid
(D) presence of food in the GI tract
(E) drug-drug interactions
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Question # 9 (Multiple Answer) Drug characteristics contributing to reliable transdermal drug absorption:
(A) molecular weight less than 1000
(B) drug does not cause histamine release
(C) the daily drug requirement is less than 10 mg
(D) in saturated aqueous solution, the pH range is 5-9
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Question # 11 (Multiple Answer) Pharmacokinetic advantages associated with transdermal drug delivery:
(A) relatively constant, sustained therapeutic plasma drug concentrations
(B) commonly low side-effect incidence
(C) good patient compliance
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Question # 16 (Multiple Answer) Concerning "first pass" elimination:
(A) drug is first transported across the gut wall into the portal circulation
(B) drug metabolism may occur in the intestinal wall
(C) sometimes extensive drug metabolism may occur in the liver
(D) the liver may excrete drug into the bile
(E) first-pass effects may reduce drug bioavailability
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