Pharm Tech Module 1 Chap 1

Which term describes the amount of medication that should be dispensed to the patient?

• Frequency

• Duration

• Quantity

• Route

• Dose

Which term describes the disposition of the drug from the body, usually through the urine or stool?

• Absorption

• Distribution

• Elimination

• Metabolism

Which of the following is true of a prescription medication?

• Requires a physician order in the form of a prescription

• Requires package labeling indicating that it is “Rx only”

• Requires a pharmacist to review the prescription for appropriateness

• All of these answers are correct

Which term describes the breakdown of a drug in the body by various enzymes, as well as the transport of a drug across various membranes?

• Elimination

• Elimination

• Metabolism

• Absorption

Which term describes the amount of medication to be administered?

• Duration

• Quantity

• Frequency

• Route

• Dose

Which term describes the delivery of the drug from the circulation into various tissues and organs throughout the body?

• Metabolism

• Elimination

• Distribution

• Absorption

Which term describes the percentage of an administered dose of medication that enters the circulation?

• Metabolite

• Half-life

• Volume of distribution

• Bioavailability

Which term describes a substance that results from metabolism of the initial administered medication?

• Volume of distribution

• Half-life

• Bioavailability

• Metabolite

Which term describes how widely a drug is distributed throughout the body after it enters the circulation?

• Half-life

• Volume of distribution

• Bioavailability

• Metabolite

What does the term pharmacokinetics describe?

• The actions of the body on the drug

• The actions of a drug on the body

• The aborption of the drug into the circulation

• The breakdown of the drug in the body