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Which drug did they give as the example of a drug that has it’s permeability increased as extracellular pH rises? Why?

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Lidocaine

Basic, as increased pH pull of Hs –> becomes unionized –> able to diffuse better

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Which drug did they give as the example of a drug that has a much higher concentration in gastric acid? Why is this important?

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Cocaine, gets ionized in low pH & trapped in stomach

Have to test gastric secretions if suspect overdose cuz plasma level may be undetectable

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Phase 1 metab includes?

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oxidation, epoxidation, deakylation, dehalogenation, reduction, hydrolysis

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Phase 2 metab includes?

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Acetylation, sulfanation, glucaronidation, glutathionation

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How does renal extraction work for polar drugs?

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Most drugs filtered at glomerulus if not protein bound

Secreted at proximal tubule

Passively reabsorbed at distal tubule (due to being concentrated)

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What drugs were given as examples of drugs that are secreted? What is it’s estimated clearance?

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Penicilin & p-aminohippurate

600 mL/minute

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What drug was given as the example of a drug that is filtered, but not secreted or reabsorbed? What is its estimated clearance?

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Inulin

130 mL/minute

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Generally speaking what processes involve first order kinetics? Zero order?

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Small [substrate] relative to enzyme (enzyme is not saturated), filtration, renal secretion, diffusion & ion trapping

Only when have high [substrate] relative to enzyme (enzymes are saturated) –> as substrate levels get low 0 turns into 1st order

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Why are most drugs eliminated by 1st order elimination?

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Our enzymes have a high capacity

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Which type of elimination is related to the concentration of the drug present?

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1st Order

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Which type of drug elimination is independent of drug concentration?

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AKA constant no matter what

0 order

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Which type of elimination has a half life independent of drug concentration?

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1st order

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Which type of elimination occurs at a constant fraction?

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1st order

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Which type of elimination occurs at a constant rate?

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0 order

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The elimination time is directly proportional to amount consumed in what type of elimination?

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0 order

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Drugs with zero order elimination?

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Phenytoin
Ethanol
Salicylate

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What is the plateau principle?

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Says it will take 3-5 half lives for drug with first order elimination to get to steady state & that once at steady state it would take 3-5 half lives to be eliminated if doses were stopped

Does NOT state what the SS is, just how long to get there

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How would the maintenance dose/IV infusion rate change for somebody that has 50% of normal renal function?

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Maintenance/infusion would be 50% of what you would use for a normal person

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Example given of a drug that has biphasic elimination? Why? Why is this important?

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Gentamycin

multi-compartment

Stays in system longer than would expect of normal 1st order elim

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What is the example given for a drug which stops being effective as it is moved to other compartments (rather than elimination)?

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Thiopentin anesthesia

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What is efficacy? Efficacy is dependent on what?

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Max response (only dependent on # functioning receptors)

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What is potency? What is it dependent on?

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effect at a given dose (independent of # receptors, affinity intrinsic to receptor & drug)
• EC50 = [drug] for ½ of efficacy
• ED50 = dose for ½ of efficacy

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How is the response vs. log[drug] curve changed if you theoretically make a drug more potent? What does this represent in a practical sense?

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Shift sigmoidal curve to the L

Need a smaller dose to achieve the same effect

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What is the example given of a drug that has rebound sensitivity (supersensitivity) if therapy is stopped?

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Propranalol

If stop, worse than when started cuz have made more receptors

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What is the difference between a dose response curve & a quantal dose response curve/histogram?
Individual vs. population
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Difference between quantal dose response curve & histogram?
Histogram includes only the individuals that responded to that dose Curve includes everyone who responded to that dose + all the doses smaller than that
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How is the response vs. log[drug] curve changed if you theoretically make a G protein receptor undergo amplification (1 receptor activates multiple G proteins)? What does this mean?
Shifts curve to the L (more potent) Not all receptors need to be occupied to get max effect (exception to rule)
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Why do some organs get more drug than others? Which get most & which get least?
Different levels of blood flow per g tissue ``` Most = Kidney & lung Medium = heart, liver & brain Least = skin, muscle & adipose ```
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Which drug is 99% bound to proteins in plasma? Why is this important?
valium Higher chance of drug itneractions
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What is the name of the membrane transporter responsible for active efflux of drug?
P-glycoprotein
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Example(s) of Tyrosine Kinase Receptor(s)?
EGF receptor
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Example(s) of Cytokine Receptors?
Jak-Stat GH Leptin
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What does it mean if all of a radiolabeled oral drug is eventually found in urine? [Practice problem from hand out]
Drug & metabolites are all absorbed (can't assume 100% bioavailabilty because drug may have been broekn down into metabolites & then absorbed & excreted)
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For an oral drug, what are the steps to get from GI into systemic circulation?
1. Drug has to get absorbed into intestine (otherwise just get excreted) 2. During travel some drug gets metabilized by small amount of cytochrome p450 in the intestine wall = Pre-first pass 3 . 1st pass effect 4. Into systemic
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What does parenteral mean?
"not via GI" | IV, injections ...
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Charged vs neutral for acid & base?
Acid is H donor --> goes from uncharged to - charged if in basic environment Weak bases are H acceptors --> go from nuetral to + charged if in acidic enviroment
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Vd for different drugs & molecules?
See p18 of lecture 18
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How will iver or kidney disease effect Vd of a drug?
Less binding proteins --> increase Vd as moves into periphery
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Lower yield. Memorize the reactions for various forms of metabolism?
See lecture 3
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What type of metab is performed by flavine protein?
reduction
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What type of metab is performed by soluble enzymes?
hydrolysis of esters & amines
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What drugs are given as examples of drugs that can be affected by a person being a rapid or slow acetylator?
Isoniazid | Hydralazine
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Examples of ligand gated ion channels?
Ach GABA Serotonin Glutamate
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Phosphoinositide pathway (a type of g protein)?
activation of phospholipase c (PLC) --> Phosphoinositide --> DAG & IP3
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Prostaglandin pathway (a type of G protein)?
Angiotensin --> activation of PLA2 --> membrane phospholipase --> arachadonic acid --> COX --> prostaglandin --> becomes extracellualr signal for another receptor --> Camp, Ca or PKC
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What is the main mechanism for receptor uncoupling & desensitization?
Phosphorylation of receptor
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What were the examples given as situations where desensitization can be present?
High beta adrenergic in heart failure (better to treat with beta antagonist than agonist, this is not intuitive) Intentional desensitization for treatment with Lueprolide (--> lower testerone effects) desensitization of leptin receptor --> obesity
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How does hyperthyroidism effect individuality of response to drugs?
thyroid hormone stimulates creation of beta receptor --> supersensitive to beta agonists
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Why do infants/newborns have different drug responses?
Different distribution due to body fat Lower GFR Less p450 Less plasma proteins
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Why do the elderly have different drug responses?
``` Lower GFR (like peds) Lower p450 (like peds) Changes in PD ```
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How do ant-acids effect drugs?
Decreased absorption
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How does grape fruit juice or tropical fruits alter drug effects? Charbroiled meat, broccoli or sprouts?
Inhibit p450 | Induce p450
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What habit induces p450? Effect of this?
Smoking, drugs & alcohol Need higher doses cuz metab
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What drugs are given as examples of drugs that can inhibit drug transport?
Verapamil & digoxin
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What drug inhibits p450?
Warfarin

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