The study or concern with movement of medications throughout the body by the processes of absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion is called by which of the following terms?
a. absorption-related field c. pharmacokinetics
b. bioavailability d. pharmacological motility
C
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A Incorrect. Pharmacokinetics is not concerned with absorption-related field.
B Incorrect. Bioavailability is the portion of a drug that reaches general circulation and is available to exert its effect at the site of action.
C Correct. Pharmacokinetics is concerned with the movement of drugs throughout the body by the processes of absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion.
D Incorrect. Pharmacokinetics is not concerned with pharmacological motility.
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