Which of the following statements about drug elimination kinetics are correct?

Which of the following statements about drug elimination kinetics are correct?

1 ❏ In first-order kinetics, a constant proportion of drug is eliminated per unit time

2 ❏ In zero-order kinetics, elimination rate is independent of drug concentration

3 ❏ Most drugs follow zero-order elimination at therapeutic doses

Instructions:

Choose:

A ❏ if 1, 2, and 3 are correct

B ❏ if 1 and 2 only are correct

C ❏ if 2 and 3 only are correct

D ❏ if 1 only is correct

E ❏ if 3 only is correct