Key points
Always think about the pharmacology of medication
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What the body does to the medicine
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Absorption
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Distribution
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Metabolism
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Excretion.
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Pharmacodynamics
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What the drugs does to the body.
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Key definitions need to be remembered:
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Half life
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Bioavailability
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First pass metabolism.
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