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What is the half life of drug?
 
  A) Patient requires more of a drug when it is used frequently.
  B) Inhibits biotransformation or excretion and the drug accumulates in the body.
  C) Correlates roughly with its duration of action and indicates how often the drug may be given to continue therapeutic effect.
  D) Evaluates the drug concentration in the patient's blood or serum through the use of lab tests that measure the therapeutic level.

Question 2

What is the pharmacokinetic term that refers to the chemical change of a drug into a form that can be excreted?
 
  A) Absorption
  B) Distribution
  C) Biotransformation
  D) Excretion


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Liamb2179

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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audie

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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