1. Which fdrugs fwill fgo fthrough fa fpharmaceutic fphase fafter fit fis fadministered?
a. Intramuscular f cephalosporins
b. Intravenous fvasopressors
c. Oral fanalgesics
d. Subcutaneous fantiglycemics
ANS: fC
f
When fdrugs fare fadministered fparenterally, fthere fis fno fpharmaceutic fphase, fwhich foccurs fwhen fa
f drug fbecomes fa fsolution fthat fcan fcross fthe fbiologic fmembrane.
2. The fnurse fis fpreparing fto fadminister fan foral fmedication fand fwants fto fensure fa frapid fdrug
f action. fWhich fform fof fthe fmedication fwill fthe fnurse fadminister?
a. Capsule
b. Enteric-coated fpill
c. Liquid fsuspension
d. Tablet
ANS: fC
f
Liquid fdrugs fare falready fin fsolution, fwhich fis fthe fform fnecessary ffor fabsorption fin fthe fGI
tract. fThe fother fforms fmust fdisintegrate finto fsmall fparticles fand fthen fdissolve fbefore fbeing
f
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3. The fnurse fis fteaching fa fpatient fwho fwill fbe fdischarged fhome fwith fa fprescription ffor fan fenteric-
f coated ftablet. fWhich fstatement fby fthe fpatient findicates funderstanding fof fthe fteaching?
a. I fmay fcrush fthe ftablet f and fput fit fin fapplesauce fto fimprove fabsorption.
b. I fshould fconsume facidic ffoods fto fenhance fabsorption fof fthis fmedication.
c. I fshould fexpect fa fdelay fin fonset fof fthe fdrugs feffects fafter ftaking fthe ftablet.
d. I fshould ftake fthis fmedication fwith fhigh-fat ffoods fto fimprove fits faction.
f ANS: fC
Enteric-coated ftablets fresist fdisintegration fin fthe facidic fenvironment fof fthe fstomach fand
f disintegrate fwhen fthey freach fthe fsmall fintestine. fThere fis fusually fsome fdelay fin fonset fof factions
f after ftaking fthese fmedications. fEnteric-coated ftablets fshould fnot fbe fcrushed for fchewed, fwhich
f would falter fthe ftime fand flocation fof fabsorption. fAcidic ffoods fwill fnot fenhance fthe fabsorption fof
f the fmedication. fThe fpatient fshould fnot fto feat fhigh-fat ffood fbefore fingesting fan fenteric-coated
f tablet, fbecause fhigh-fat ffoods fdecrease fthe fabsorption frate.
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