•Protein bound •Reason for giving Nitro sublingually – eliminates first pass effect, under the tongue is very vascular •Half life – the amount of time it takes for half of the drug to be excreted out of the body •Kinetic phases of pharmacology oAbsorption oDistribution oMetabolism oExcretion •Pro-drug – given in active form, does not have to be metabolized in the liver •Polypharmacy – many drugs 5-6 given at once oCauses problems •Opioids given around the clock ...

Study Guide for NR 293 Exam 1 Chapter 2 • Define the common terms used in pharmacology o Pharmacokinetic- the study of what the body does to the drug; involves the processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion; the study of what happens to a drug from the time it is put into the body until the parent drug and all metabolites have left the body; represent the drug absorption into, distribution and metabolism within, and excretion from the body o Pharmacodynamics- the stud...