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What is drug disposition ?

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Study of the movement of drugs in the body across biological membranes from the time of absorption until elimination

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What are the stages of drug disposition?

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Absorption
Distribution
Biotransformation
Excretion

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How can drugs be transported across cell membranes?

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Passive diffusion
Facilitated diffusion
Active transport
Pinocytosis

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What are the two types of passive diffusion?

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Transmembrane- passive through aqueous protein channels or hydrostatic/osmotic differences across the membrane
Paracellular - intercellular aqueous pores

Bulk flow of water can carry small water soluble substances

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What are the 3 factors what will affect simple diffusion?

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Concentration gradient
Lipid solubility (measured by lipid partition coefficient)
Degree of ionization

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The (higher/lower) the lipid solubility of the drug the faster the drug crosses cell membranes

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Higher

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Drugs pass cross biological membranes in their (ionized/nonionized) forms

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Nonionized -> lipid soluble

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What is the rate of diffusion dependent on?

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Ratio of ionized (I) to nonionized (N)

  • > pH of drug
  • > pka of drug
  • > pH of medium
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What is pka of a drug?

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PH at which a weak electrolyte is 50% ionized and 50% non ionized

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_________ drugs are ionized in an alkaline medium

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Acidic

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__________ drugs are ionized in an acidic medium

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Basic

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Henderson hasselbalch equation for a weak acid?

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Pka = pH + log (N/I)

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Hendreson Hasselbalch equation for a weak base?

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Pka = pH + log (I/N)

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The (higher/lower) the pka of a weak acid, the higher is N/I, and the (higher/lower) the pka of a weak base, the higher is N/I

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Higher; lower

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_____________________ compounds such as d-tubocurarine are mostly ionized

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Quaternary ammonium

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What is facilitated diffusion??

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Carrier-mediated transport that does not need energy

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How can facilitated diffusion protect the cell from toxic substances ??

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Transporters move substance from inside the cell to outside

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What is active transport?

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Drug moved from low to high concentration requiring energy

  • > primary- directly use ATP
  • > secondary- use gradient generated by ATP

Can be saturated, is selective, and competitive inhibition

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What is pinocytosis ?

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Endocytosis were cell engulfs drug molecules dissolved in water

Eg aminoglycoside antibiotics by renal tubular cells

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What is drug absorption?

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Transfer of drug from site of administration to the circulation

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What drug factors can affect absorption??

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Molecular size: smaller=faster
Lipid solubility
Degree of ionization (N/I ratio)
Dissolution of drug in water (oral liquid after than solid)
Concentration at site (dose and concentration): higher=faster

Route of admin: subliguinal and inhalation > intramuscular >subcutaneous > oral

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What factors related to the animal can affect drug absorption?

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Blood flow 
Absorbing surface area 
Connective tissue 
Species 
Individual
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How does blood flow alter absorption?

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Increased blood flow= increase absorption

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How can blood flow be altered

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Drugs, physiological factors, and disease

Heat/massage increase blood flow

Sympathetic stimulation: increase flow to muscles but decrease to GI and subcutaneous sits

Shock/edema decrease flow

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What part of the intestine is the main site of absorption for all drugs given orally
Upper small intestine (high surface area)
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What factors affect drug absorption from the GI tract
``` Oral absorption of solid drug dependent on dissolution rate Activity of gut Presence of other substances Blood flow Species Individual ``` Rate depends on gastric emptying
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What is distribution of drugs?
Transport of drugs from the plasma to the tissues
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What factors can affect distribution of drugs?
``` Physiochemical properties of the drug Concentration gradient Plasma protein binding Tissue barriers Blood flow Affinity of drugs to certain tissues ```
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________ drugs mainly to albumin in the plasma
Acidic
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_______ drugs bind mainly to acid a1-glycoproteins and lipoproteins
Basic
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What affect does plasma protein binding have on drug distribution
Bound form of drug is inactive -prolongs half-life Cannot be distributed, metabolized, or excreted by globular filtration Binding is reversible and competitive
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The rate of plasma protein binding depends mainly on ____________ of drug
Concentration Competitive binding Binding can be modified by disease
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Alteration of blood flow will have what affect on distribution
Altered delivery to drug to tissue Physiological factors/drug/disease
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What components of the blood brain barrier prevent drug entry to the brain?
Tight capillary endothelial junctions Glial cells CSF flow to venous drainage Active transport (organic acid/base)
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What factors can alter the blood brain barrier?
``` Age Inflammation Trauma Allergic rxn Severe hypotension Hypoxia High dose of organic solvents (alochol) High does of heavy metals (lead, mercury) ```
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____________ can be sequestered by calcium in skeletal tissues
Tetracycline
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What is sequestered/accumulates in kidney tissue
Aminoglycoside
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_______ is trapped in the thyroid gland
Iodine
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Movement of drug fro the tissue to the blood
Redistribution of drugs | Eg thiopental vs phenobarbital
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What is biotransformation
Chemical alteration of the drug molecule by the cells of the animal
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What are the two main results of biotransformation ?
Change in physiochemical properties | Change in pharmacological activity
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Inactive drug-> active metabolite
Bioactivation Eg. Cortisone-> hydrocortisone
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Nontoxic drug -> toxic metabolite
Lethal synthesis Eg Parathion -> paroxon
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What is the most important tissue involved in biotransformation
Liver
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What are the phase I types of biotransformation reactions?
Oxidation Reduction Hydrolysis
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What is the phase II type biotransformation reaction
Conjugation
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The majority of drug metabolism is by _____________ reaction biotransformation
Oxidative
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Where can oxidation reactions occur?
``` Microsomal Non microsomal ( cytosol and mitochondria) ```
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What is an example of an non microsomal oxidation reaction
Alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase to ethanol and acetaldehyde
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What enzymes are involved in oxidation reactions ?
``` Xanthine oxidase (eg xanthine to uric acid) Tyrosine hydroxylase (eg tyrosine to dopa) Monoamine oxidase (eg catecholamines and serotonin metabolism) ```
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What type of reaction adds hydrogen groups? Where can these reactions occur?
Reduction Microsomal and non-microsomal
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What type of reaction requires water
Hydrolysis
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What enzymes are involved in hydrolysis?
Hydrolases Eg Esterase Amidases Peptidases
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What is the combination of a drug or metabolite with an endogenous substance
Conjugation
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What is the most common conjugation reaction
Conjugation to glucuronic acid
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What is the only microsomal conjugation reaction
Glucronidation (glucuronic acid) All others are non- microsomal (sulfuric acid, acetyl groups, methyl group, glycine, methionine, and glutathione)
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Conjugation is deficient in the ____________
Neonate
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Conjugation of __________ to _______________ leads to hepatotoxic products
Acyl glucroonic acid to NSAID
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What are factors that alter biotransformation? (Long list)
``` Species Individual Route of admin Enzyme inducers/inhibitors Liver disease Hepatic blood flow Plasma protein binding Distribution and storage Age Sex Diet and nutrition Body temp Environmental factors ```
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What species are deficient in glucuronyl transfereases and are unable to conjugate phenols and aromatic amines?
Cats
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What species are deficient in hydroxylation and dealkylation?
Cats
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What species lacks acetylating enzymes?
Dog
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What species has less plasma pesudocholinesterases?
Ruminants
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What species have hight levels of oxidative enzymes ?
Ruminant and horses
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What species are deficient in methylases
Equine
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What species are deficient in sulfate conjugating enzymes?
Pigs
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What species lack oxidative enzymes?
Birds
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What species have low levels of drug metabolizing enzymes?
Fish
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How can route of administration alter drug biotransformation ?
First pass effect for oral, rectal, intraperitoneal routes, and skin Drug goes through liver and is metabolized before it is distributed Eg. Lidocaine, propranolol, and morphine
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What are drugs that stimulate production of more metabolic enzymes in the liver? Where are they found?
Enzyme inducers Microsomal enzymes
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What are drugs that inhibit the liver to produce metabolic enzymes??
Enzyme inhibitors
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What are examples of enzyme inhibitors?
Chloramphenicol Cimetidine Ketoconazole
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How does biotransformation in newborns and geriatrics compare to adults?
Less in newborns and geriatrics
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Diet and nutrition can alter biotransformation. ______________ foods can induce enzymes and ___________ can be an enzyme inhibitor
Charcoal broiled foods | Grapefruit juice
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Removal of clearance of drug from the body??
Drug excretion
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What are the routes of drug excretion? (Another long list)
``` Renal Hepatic Feces Milk Semen Saliva Eggs Hair Feathers Sweat glands Expired air ```
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3 ways drugs are excreted in the kidney?
Glomerular filtration Active tubular secretion Tubular reabsorption
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What factors affect glomular filtration
Glomular filtration rate- arterial BP -> hydrostatic pressure Molecular size- less than 7000Da is freely filtered; 7000-70,000Da filtered at a rate proportional to molecular mass Molecular charge- large negative molecules are not filtered Plasma protein binding- only unbound are filtered
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Where does active tubular secretion take place? And what provides the energy?
Proximal convoluted tubule Sodium pump ->. ATPase Secondary/tertiary active transport (concentration dependent) (Organic anion and organic cation system)
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Organic cation transporters carry organic _________
Bases/basic drugs -cimetidine, procaniamide, or nictotine
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Organic anion transporters transport organic ________
Acids/acidic drugs Eg penicillin, thiazide diuretics, or loop diuretics
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Where does passive tubular reabsorption occur in the kidney?
Proximal and distal convoluted tubules (non-ionized forms of weak acids and bases)
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What are factors that can affect tubulular reabsorption of drugs?
Physiochemical drug properties (soluble/ionized/polar) Degree of ionization (acidification/ alkalinization of urine pH) Rate of glomular filtration Active tubular reabsorption
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__________________ of the urine pH enhances renal excretion of weak basic drugs
Acidification | Ammonium chloride or methionine
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____________________ of the urine pH enhances renal excretion of weak acidic drugs
Alkalinization | Sodium bicarbonate
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What is the second most important organ for drug excretion??
Liver (bile or blood)
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How can drugs be excreted in bile ?
Molecular weight greater than 300Da and presence of a polar group increase biliary absorption Can be unchanged to as glucuronides Acid/basic/neutral
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What are examples of drugs that are significantly excreted in bile?
``` Steroid hormones Erythromycin Nafcillin Digitoxin Glucuronides of chloramphenicol and morphine ```
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What is enterohepatic circulation?
Conjugated of lipophillic drugs are excreted in bile -> hydrolyzed in the intestine -> lipid soluble drug is reabsorbed => prolonged half life of the drugs
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What types of drugs are excreted in the feces?
Orally administered; non absorbed Drugs excreted in bile and not reabsorbed Drugs from plasma to GI tract by passive diffusion
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(Acid/basic) drugs are excreted in milk in large amounts because of ion trapping. What is the significance of drugs in the milk?
Basic Drug residues Systemic treatment of mastitis Adverse effects on newborn
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Volatile compound like inhalation anesthetic are excreted in ?
Expired air

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