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kodithompson

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Why is lipid diffusion an important mechanism for drug absorption?
 
  a. Many epithelial membranes must be crossed if a drug is to distribute in the body and reach its target organ.
  b. Epithelial cells do not have lipid membranes, so a drug must be water-soluble to diffuse across such a membrane.
  c. It is directly related to the proportion of a drug that reaches the systemic circulation.
  d. Lipid diffusion has no importance in drug absorption because the body has very few epithelial membranes drugs must cross.

Question 2

A special case of synergism in which one drug has no effect but can increase the activity of another drug is known as
 
  a. potency.
  b. hypersensitivity.
  c. potentiation.
  d. additivity.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C


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Reply #2 on: Jul 16, 2018
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