This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Evaluate the issues or barriers that must be considered for a drug to pass through the ... (Read 21 times)

CBme

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 548
on: Jun 22, 2018
Evaluate the issues or barriers that must be considered for a drug to pass through the gastrointestinal tract, be absorbed into the bloodstream, and ultimately arrive at the brain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What do we understand by drug toxicity?
 
  a) Toxic drugs are fatal/dangerous/can impair normal functionin
  b) They instantly kill the user Consider this: Any substance may be potentially toxic at high enough doses.LO 2.1: Describe the dose-response curves as measures of drug toxicity
   c) They are illegal/illicit drugs. Consider this: Any substance may be potentially toxic at high enough doses.LO 2.1: Describe the dose-response curves as measures of drug toxicity
   d) They are more addictive at low levels than other drugs.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

bdobbins

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 326
Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The greater the blood supply in the tissue, the faster the absorption will be.

Answer to Question 2

A


CBme

  • Member
  • Posts: 548
Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

ecabral0

  • Member
  • Posts: 310
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

There used to be a metric calendar, as well as metric clocks. The metric calendar, or "French Republican Calendar" divided the year into 12 months, but each month was divided into three 10-day weeks. Each day had 10 decimal hours. Each hour had 100 decimal minutes. Due to lack of popularity, the metric clocks and calendars were ended in 1795, three years after they had been first marketed.

Did you know?

As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.

Did you know?

The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.

Did you know?

The first-known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used in Egypt in 2000 BC. Condoms were also reportedly used, made of animal bladders or intestines.

Did you know?

Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.

Drug Classification and Description of Use Drug Classification and Description of Use
Common phlebotomy issues. Common phlebotomy issues.
Obtained from the deadly nightshade plant Atropa belladona, atropine remains a traditional drug ... Obtained from the deadly nightshade plant Atropa belladona, atropine remains a traditional drug ...
Effect of pH on drug absorption: (a) A weak acid such as aspirin (ASA) is in a nonionized form in an ... Effect of pH on drug absorption: (a) A weak acid such as aspirin (ASA) is in a nonionized form in an ...
Selected Drug–Food and Drug–Herbal Interactions Selected Drug–Food and Drug–Herbal Interactions
Clinically Significant Drug-Drug Interactions in Dentistry Clinically Significant Drug-Drug Interactions in Dentistry
Video: Second Messengers in the Inositol-lipid Signaling Pathway

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library