Title: Identify factors that affect drug action.
Course: Medication Aide (14051-36) > Section: Understanding Pharmacology Basics

Identification may include

- explanations of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
- physical factors
  - age
  - weight
  - gender
  - disease states
  - genetic factors

- psychological factors
  - diet
  - exercise
  - mental state
  - past history of response to drugs

- drug administration factors
  - dosage form
  - route of administration
  - time of administration.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What health factors affect a client’s interactions with drugs?
- What factors, such as blood levels, affect drug absorption?
- What factors affect drug distribution?
- What factors affect drug metabolism/biotransformation?
- What factors influence drug excretion?