EXAM 1 CEUTICS II DR. YANG Biopharmaceutical Aspects

Aids in the optimization of drug therapy by delivering the appropriate amount of the drug to the site where it is needed the most and at the time when it is most effective.

• Ideal Drug Delivery System

• Target Delivery System

Drug can be considered as the Delivery vehicle.

• True

• False

Which of the following is the the process of movement of unchanged drug from the site of administration to systemic circulation?.

• Absorption

• Release

• Therapeutic Index

• Bioavailability

There always exist a correlation between the plasma concentration of a drug & the therapeutic response.

• True

• False

Absorption can also be defined as the process of movement of unchanged drug from __________ to __________.

• the site of administration, the site of target

• the site of administration, the site of measurement

Which transcellular pathway(s) DOES NOT require(s) chemical or biological energy? Select all that apply

• Active Transport

• Simple Diffusion

• Facilitated Diffusion

• Transcytosis

Which of the following mechanisms mostly transport lipophilic small molecules?

• Facilitated Diffusion

• Active Transport

• Simple Diffusion

• Transcytosis

Which of the following mechanisms transport Ions (Na+, K+, Ca2+, etc.)?

• Active Transport

• Simple Diffusion

• Transcytosis

• Facilitated Diffusion

Which of the following mechanisms transport most small molecules, certain ions (Na+-K+ pump)?

• Active Transport

• Facilitated Diffusion

• Simple Diffusion

• Transcytosis

Which of the following mechanisms transport mostly proteins, certain small molecules and small particles?

• Active Transport

• Transcytosis

• Simple Diffusion

• Facilitated Diffusion