Exam 1 Material Flashcards
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Order molecular bonds strongest to weakest
Covalent - ionic - hydrogen - Van der Waals
What is unique about covalent bonds?
Longest duration of action; irreversible drug binding
What molecular bonds are the most prominent in drug/receptor alignment?
Van der Waals and ionic bonds
Define stereochemistry
Study of spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules and the effects the arrangement has on the chemical and physical properties of the molecule
Define agonist
A drug that activates a receptor by binding to that receptor
What happens when an agonist is bound to the receptor?
The effect of the drug is produced
Define antagonist
A drug that binds to the receptor WITHOUT activating the receptor; can block the action of agonists
Competitive antagonists
Present when increasing concentrations of the antagonist progressively inhibit the response of the agonist-dose response relationship
Noncompetitive antagonism
After administration of antagonist, even high concentrations of agonist cannot completely overcome the antagonism
Partial agonist
Drug that binds to a receptor where it activates the receptor, but not as much as a full agonist; cannot cause full effect
Agonist-antagonist
When a partial agonist is administered with a full agonist, it decreases the effect of the full agonist;
Ex: butorphanol given with fentanyl partially reverses the fentanyl
Inverse agonist
Bind at the same site as the agonist but produce the opposite effect of the agonist; “turn off” the constitutive activity of the receptor
Define pharmacokinetics
Describes what body does to the drug
Define pharmacodynamics
The drugs effect on the body; what the body’s response to drug
What are the 4 principles of pharmacokinetics
Absorption, metabolism, distribution and excretion/elimination
What can affect pharmacokinetics
Genetic metabolism differences
interactions with other drugs
liver/kidney disease
Define metabolism
Coverts pharmacologically active, lipid soluble drugs into water soluble drugs
What are the four pathways of metabolism
Oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis, and conjugation
What are the phase I reactions?
Oxidation, reduction and hydrolysis, also demethylation
How are receptors classified?
By location; cell membrane lipid bilayer, intracellular etc
Define enzyme inhibition
Some drugs work by inhibiting enzymes that are involved in certain chemical reactions in the body
How does the phospholipid bilayer work
Works by preventing or allowing solutes to freely move or restrict movement into and out of the cell
Ficks Law of diffusion
Movement of particles from high to low concentration is directly proportional to the particles concentration gradient
Non-ionized drugs take home points
-lipid soluble (easily cross the phospholipid bilayer)
- diffuse across BBB, GI tract, placenta, hepatocytes
-usually pharmacologically active