Q. What is implied by active transport?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
Transport of drugs through a membrane by means of diffusion
Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetic MCQs and Notes
Q. A hydrophilic medicinal agent has the following property:
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
Low ability to penetrate through the cell membrane lipids
Q. What kind of substances cannot permeate membranes by passive diffusion?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
Hydrophilic substances
Q. Aqueous filled pores present in cell membrane responsible for absorption of
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
water soluble molecules
Q. Passive diffusion is expressed by
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
Fick's first law of diffusion
Q. All are characteristics of passive diffusion except
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
Drugs moves up the concentration gradient.
Q. What is characteristic of the intramuscular route of drug administration?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
Oily solutions can be injected
Q. Parenteral administration:
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
Usually produces a more rapid response than oral administration
Q. Pick out the parenteral route of medicinal agent administration:
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
Inhalation
Q. Tick the feature of the sublingual route:
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
Pretty fast absorption