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Pharmacology
beginning
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
02/21/2011

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intravenous advantages
Definition
rapid delievery, 100% of does is absorbed, bolus and finusion control blood levels of drug
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intravenous disadvantages
Definition
invasive, overdose more toxic and difficult to correct
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intramuscular advantages
Definition
100% of dose is absorbed, gradual release from injection site
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intramuscual disadvantages
Definition
invasive, inconsistent distribution over time
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subcutaneous advantages
Definition
prolonged delivery, works well for smaller lipophilic drugs
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subcutaneous disadvantages
Definition
does not work well for larger, polar drugs, inconsistent distribution over time
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oral advantages
Definition
easily tolerated
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oral disadvantages
Definition
many drugs broken down in digestive tract and liver, delivery rate and amount affected by food
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pharmacokinetics
Definition
what the body does to the drug
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metabolism/ biotransformation
Definition
enzymatic alteration of drug structure
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metabolism (location)
Definition
takes place in liver- performed by the hepatic microsomal enzyme system- 450 system
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renal drug excretion
Definition
glomerular filtration
passive tubular reabsorption
active tubular secretion
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factors modifying renal drug exretion
Definition
ph-dependent ionization
competition for active tubular transport
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