Select the correct statement. A) The chemical products resulting from drug metabolism are called ""metabolites."" B) Most drugs and metabolites are only excreted from the body in the feces. C) Drugs and metabolites are stored in the kidneys. D) Making the urine more acidic does not influence the excretion of drugs.

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Jerimiah Phelps

17 August, 05:45

Select the correct statement. A) The chemical products resulting from drug metabolism are called ""metabolites."" B) Most drugs and metabolites are only excreted from the body in the feces. C) Drugs and metabolites are stored in the kidneys. D) Making the urine more acidic does not influence the excretion of drugs.

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A) The chemical products resulting from drug metabolism are called ""metabolites.""

Explanation:

A metabolite is the product that remains after the breakdown or metabolism of a drug by the body.

Medicinal products are removed from the body in their unaltered form or in the form of metabolites and are eliminated through multiple body fluids mainly in the urine. Followed by urine, in decreasing order would be in bile, sweat, saliva and milk. The human body also removes a small portion of the drugs by respiration and breathing.

When the metabolites are produced by the system, they are stored in the blood, urine, or hair.

In general, the rate of excretion of metabolites depends on:

its liposolubility as excreted in the urine by the kidneys the pH of the urine its own pH.