GCU BIO316V 2022 March Week 1 Assessment Latest

BIO316V/BIO316

BIO316V Pharmacology for Health Care Professionals

Week 1 Assignment  

Assessment Description

Homework is to be presented as a short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question. The assignment is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word document electronically to the instructor.

Which dosage forms are most appropriate for administering drugs to pediatric patients? Adults?

What are the processes involved in disintegration and dissolution?

Give a definition of pharmacokinetics.

Examine the processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, and explain why they occur in this order.

What determines the absorption ability of a drug?

Give a definition of the term pharmacodynamics.

Compare the different ways drugs can interact with the body, depending on their mechanism of action.

What relationship is there between drug response relationships, serum-concentration profile, and drug manufacturing?

How does an adverse effect of a drug occur? What are the causes of some drug-drug interactions?

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

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