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#1
Q: What is pharmacokinetics?
A: How the body handles a drug: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion (ADME).
#2
Q: What is a beta-blocker?
A: A drug that blocks β-adrenergic receptors, slowing heart rate and reducing blood pressure.
#3
Q: What is the half-life of a drug?
A: Time for drug plasma concentration to reduce by 50%.
#4
Q: What do NSAIDs inhibit?
A: COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes, reducing prostaglandin synthesis (inflammation, pain, fever).
#5
Q: What is the first-pass effect?
A: Reduction in drug concentration after oral ingestion due to gut and liver metabolism before reaching systemic circulation.
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