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Pharmaceutical companies carry out renal clearance studies on the drugs that they develop.This information is very important for establishing dosing regimens (how often

Pharmaceutical companies carry out renal clearance studies on the drugs that they develop.This information is very important for establishing dosing regimens (how often

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  1. Pharmaceutical companies carry out renal clearance studies on the drugs that they develop.This information is very important for establishing dosing regimens (how often drugs need to be taken).                                                                                                                a.What does the term renal clearance refer to?

 

b. If a drug has a low renal clearance, what does this suggest about how the kidney likely is handling the drug with respect to filtration, reabsorption, secretion?

 

 

c. What about a drug with a high renal clearance?

 

 

d. Would you expect to have to administer a drug with a high renal clearance more or less frequently than one with a low renal clearance?

 

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