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Caiter2013

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The half-life of a drug can be affected by:
 
  1. the age of patient.
  2. liver dysfunction.
  3. cardiac disease.
  4. smoking.

Question 2

Drug metabolites can be excreted from the body in:
 
  1. saliva, tears, and blood.
  2. urine, feces, and bone marrow.
  3. feces, urine, and breast milk.
  4. breast milk, blood, and urine.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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If a person's liver or kidneys do not function correctly, medications may not be properly metabo-lized or excreted, which may produce symptoms of overdose.

Answer to Question 2

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All inactive chemicals, chemical by-products, and waste (metabolites) finally break down through metabolism and are removed from the body through the process of excretion in feces, urine, and breast milk.


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