Please Select the False Statement Regarding Tissue Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion

question 1

Multiple Choice

Please select the False statement regarding tissue distribution, metabolism, and excretion of medications.

• A) Patients who have liver dysfunction often metabolize medications more slowly, so their doses must be adjusted to avoid toxic levels.
• B) The half-life of a medication is the time it takes for the serum concentration of that chemical to decrease by 100%.
• C) Medications that are unstable at low pH are typically given by intravenous or intramuscular injection.
• D) A medication with a half-life of over 24 hours is taken only once a day or less.
• E) A medication that has a very short half-life usually needs to be taken several times a day.

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