Homework: Pharmacology in Health Care
Homework is to be presented as a short (50 to 100 words) paragraph response for each question. The homework 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?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.