Medicines Are Often Administered in Pill Form

Multiple Choice

Medicines are often administered in pill form. In many cases, the active ingredient of the pill (the drug) is joined to another substance by ________. This forms a(n) ________, which is stable in the dry environment of a pill bottle but dissociates under the wet conditions of the digestive system to release the drug to the body.

A) ionic bonds; salt
B) hydrogen bonds; base
C) ionic bonds; acid
D) covalent bonds; salt