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Introduction to Biopharmaceutics and Absorption
Very Short Answer Questions
1) Define biopharmaceutics.
2) Give the applications of biopharmaceutics.
3) Write about endocytosis.
4) What do you understand by active transport?
5) State the pH-partition theory.
6) Give the merits and demerits of the sublingual route of drug administration.
Short Answer Questions
1) Enlist the different mechanisms of drug absorption and explain any two in detail.
2) Discuss how the absorption of a drug is affected by the dissolution rate.
3) How do pharmaceutical ingredients influence the absorption process?
4) Discuss the topical route of drug administration.
5) Write a note on intravenous and intramuscular routes of drug administration.
Long Answer Questions
1) Give a detailed review of the mechanism of absorption through the GIT.
2) Discuss the factors influencing drug absorption through the GIT.
3) Write an exhaustive note on the absorption of drugs from non-per oral extra-vascular routes.
Introduction to Distribution
Very Short Answer Questions
1) Define drug distribution.
2) Write about the blood capillary membrane.
3) How is drug distribution affected by age?
4) What is the volume of distribution?
5) Enlist the factors affecting protein-drug binding.
Short Answer Questions
1) Discuss the factors affecting drug distribution.
2) Explain plasma protein binding of drugs.
3) How is distribution affected by patient- and drug-related factors?
4) Discuss the kinetics of protein binding.
Long Answer Questions
1) Give a detailed review of different physiological barriers.
2) Discuss the factors affecting protein-drug binding.
3) Write an exhaustive note on the tissue permeability of drugs.
Introduction to Elimination
Very Short Answer Questions
1) Define drug metabolism.
2) Enlist the enzymes involved in drug metabolism.
3) How is drug metabolism affected by genetics?
4) Give two examples of a hydrolysis reaction.
5) What is glucuronidation?
6) Define clearance.
7) How is renal excretion of drugs affected by their physicochemical properties?
Short Answer Questions
1) Discuss the factors affecting drug metabolism.
2) Write about the oxidation reaction of phase I metabolic pathway.
3) Discuss the glutathione conjugation reaction.
4) Discuss the factors affecting renal excretion of drugs.
5) Explain any two non-renal routes of drug excretion.
Long Answer Questions
1) Give a detailed review of phase II metabolic pathways.
2) Discuss the non-renal routes of drug excretion.
3) Write an exhaustive note on renal excretion of drugs.
Bioavailability and Bioequivalence
Very Short Answer Questions
1) Define bioavailability.
2) What is relative bioavailability?
3) Give the objectives of bioavailability studies.
4) Define tmax and Cmax.
5) How can bioavailability be enhanced by using the salt form of drugs?
6) Give the level D correlation of In Vitro-In Vivo Correlation.
7) Enlist the dissolution models.
8) Give any one limitation of In Vitro-In Vivo Correlation.
9) Define bioequivalence.
10) What is MRT?
Short Answer Questions
1) Discuss in detail absolute bioavailability.
2) Give the significance of bioavailability studies.
3) Write about urinary excretion studies.
4) Explain the levels of In Vitro-In Vivo Correlation.
5) Give the applications of In Vitro-In Vivo Correlation.
6) Write in detail the objectives and types of bioequivalence studies.
7) Give the significance of bioequivalence studies.
Long Answer Questions
1) Discuss the measurement of bioavailability in detail.
2) Briefly explain the in vitro drug dissolution models.
3) Write an exhaustive note on the evaluation of bioequivalence data.
Pharmacokinetics
Very Short Answer Questions
1) Define pharmacokinetics.
2) What are the applications of pharmacokinetics?
3) Give the advantages of pharmacokinetic models.
4) What is a catenary model?
5) What is the trapezoidal rule?
6) Give the advantages and disadvantages of non-compartmental models.
7) Give the types of physiological models.
8) What is elimination half-life?
9) Give the advantages and disadvantages of the Wagner-Nelson method.
10) Define clearance.
11) What is the flip-flop phenomenon?
12) Give the criteria for obtaining valid urinary excretion data.
Short Answer Questions
1) Discuss the applications of pharmacokinetics.
2) Write about the types of compartmental models.
3) Give the statistical moment theory.
4) Explain the physiological models.
5) Write in detail the calculation of the elimination rate constant, elimination half-life, AUC, and clearance for a one-compartment open model for IV bolus.
6) Give the method of residuals.
7) Briefly explain the sigma-minus method.
8) Write a note on extravascular administration of a one-compartment open model.
Long Answer Questions
1) Discuss compartmental models.
2) Briefly explain non-compartmental models.
3) Write an exhaustive note on methods of elimination.
4) How can pharmacokinetic parameters be evaluated from a one-compartment open model for IV bolus?
Multicompartment Models
Very Short Answer Questions
1) What are loading and maintenance doses?
2) Give the advantages of pharmacokinetic models.
3) Give any two assumptions of multi-compartmental models.
4) Draw the graph for the method of residuals.
Short Answer Questions
1) Discuss steady-state drug levels.
2) Write a short note on multi-compartmental models.
3) Write about the two-compartment open model.
Long Answer Questions
1) Discuss the kinetics of multiple dosing.
2) Write an exhaustive note on the two-compartment open model for IV bolus.
Non-Linear Pharmacokinetics
Very Short Answer Questions
1) What is the principle of superposition?
2) Write the Michaelis-Menten equation.
3) What is the equation when Km >> C?
4) Give the significance of the Michaelis-Menten equation.
Short Answer Questions
1) Give the graphical determination of parameters Km and Vmax.
2) What are the factors causing non-linearity?
Long Answer Questions
1) Discuss the Michaelis-Menten equation.
2) Briefly discuss non-linear pharmacokinetics.