Think ab Drugs \'R Us has developed 2 new analgesic (pain killing) drugs. Both a

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Think ab Drugs 'R Us has developed 2 new analgesic (pain killing) drugs. Both are patch. (The patch in this system works drugs can diffuse easily through like a semi-permeable membrane, as d administered trans-dermall, via a oes your skin. Therefore these the membrane and skin and eventually enter your blood stream.) 1) The two new drugs share the same mechanism of action but they have different molecular weights. Pain Away has a molecular weight of 500g/M; Relief x has an MW of 250 g/M. Which drug would you chose to take for the quickest relief of your pain? Why? 2) If you increase the dose (grams of drug/Kilogram of body weight this equates to concentration) af ether drug on the patch will the time it takes the drug to enter your blood stream increase or decrease? Why? 3) Assuming the same concentration of drug is placed on each patch, would you choose a 1 inch square or 4 inch square patch if you wanted fast relief? Why? mmer day and you are very thirsty. You want to make some ice tea fast. Which method woul Making Sun tea: Sun tea is made by placing the tea bag in a container and sitting the container ina Steeping your tea bag in boiling water, then stirring in cold water and ice to cool down the miature provide the tea faster? Explain. sunny spot or

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Several factors regulate the diffusion of drugs through a transdermal patch. One of the drug factors includes the molecular weight of the drug. The drug with lesser molecular weight (

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