DP Chemistry (last assessment 2024)
Question 18M.3.sl.TZ1.b.i
| Date | May 2018 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 18M.3.sl.TZ1.b.i |
| Level | sl | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ1 |
| Command term | State | Question number | b.i | Adapted from | N/A |
b.i.
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18M.3.sl.TZ1.b.i
Many drugs, including aspirin, penicillin, codeine and taxol, have been modified from compounds that occur naturally.
State what is meant by the bioavailability of a drug.
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Markscheme
fraction/proportion/percentage «of administered dosage» that reaches target «part of human body»
OR
fraction/ proportion/percentage «of administered dosage» that reaches blood «plasma»/systemic circulation
Accept “the ability of the drug to be absorbed by the body” OR “the extent to which the drug is absorbed by the body”.
Do not accept “the amount/quantity of the drug absorbed”.
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