TYK143
Which of the following drug characteristics results in a smaller drug volume of distribution:
a) Nonpolar drugs
b) Lipophilic drugs
c) Small molecular size
d) None of the above
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Answer
Answer d.
Lipophilic and nonpolar drugs as well as drugs of smaller molecular size tend to have increased (not decreased) volumes of distribution.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.
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