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EAugust

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A highly lipid-soluble drug
 
  a. Is unable pass through the blood-brain barrier.
  b. Must be converted by cytochrome P450 enzymes to a water-soluble
  from before being capable of penetrating the blood-brain barrier.
  c. Should be capable of entering the brain.
  d. Is unlikely to have any relevant biological effects.

Question 2

Sensitization occurs when
 
  a. Increasingly higher doses of a drug are needed to produce the desired
  effect.
  b. Tolerance occurs.
  c. The same dose of a drug produces a greater effect.
  d. The therapeutic index increases.


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kalskdjl1212

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d


EAugust

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Gracias!

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