A nursing student has been reviewing her patient's medications. She has found that promethazine is an H1 receptor blocking agent. In addition to its antihistaminic action, it provides sedative and antiemetic effects
It is well absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, clinical effects are apparent within 20 minutes of oral administration, and it is metabolized by the liver. Which of the following terms best describes the information that the student nurse has gathered? A. Pharmacology
B. Pharmacogenetics
C. Pharmacokinetics
D. Pharmacopoeia
C
Pharmacokinetics is the study of how medications enter the body, reach their site of action, metabolize, and exit the body. Nurses use knowledge of pharmacokinetics to time medication administration, select the route of administration, predict the patient's risk for alterations in medication action, and evaluate the patient's response to the medication.
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