intro L1-8 Flashcards

1
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pharmacodynamics

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effect of drug on body

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pharmacokinetics

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effect of body on drug

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3
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pharmacokinetics factors

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adsorption
distribution
metabolism
excretion

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4
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antihistimine action

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cross blood-brain barrier into CNS, antagonizing H1 receptors and blocking histimine

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5
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antihistimine class

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reversible competitive inhibitors, therefore can be overridden

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6
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drug-interaction factors

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shape
charge distribution
hydrophobicity
ionisation of drug
conformation of target
stereochemistry of drug molecule

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7
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drug action targets

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receptors
ion channels
enzymes
carrier molecules

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8
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drugs acting via physico-chemical properties

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antacids
laxatives
antidotes

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9
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agonist

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drug mimicking endogenous chemical messengers, eliciting a cellular response

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antagonist

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drug blocking chemical messengers

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11
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NSAID’s

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non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

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12
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Benzodiazepine action

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bind to GABAa at B-2 binding site

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13
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signal receptor transduction

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receptor binds agonist
altered physical/ biochemical properties of receptor

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14
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4 drug-responding receptor types

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ligand-gated ion
G-protein coupled
enzyme-linked
intracellular

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15
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nicotinic ACh receptors

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at skeletal muscle
antagonists used as muscle relaxants

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16
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heterotrimeric G-proteins

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coupled to effectors producing 2nd messengers

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17
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Gi

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inhibits adenlyl cyclase

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18
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Gq

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activates phospholipase C

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19
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Gs

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activates adenlyl cyclase

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20
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kinase-linked receptor

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ligand-binding extracellular domain attached to intracellular by single span membrane helix
ligand binding> dimerisation> auto-phosphorylation

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21
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insulin receptorq

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tyrosine kinase activity in beta sub unit increase> autophosphorylating and promoting other kinase phosphorylation

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22
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action of nuclear intracellular receptor

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enters nucleus and binds to receptor for txn
CLASS II
e.g. heterodimers and lipid ligands

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23
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CLASS I intracellular receptors

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in cytoplasm
e.g. homodimers and endocrine

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24
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graded dose-response curve

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response of a particular system

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25
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quantal dose-response curve

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drug dose for a specified response

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26
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functions of dose-response curve

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allow estimation of Emax/ EC50
efficacy/ potency determination

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27
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affinity

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strength w which agonist/ drug binds to receptor
tendency of ligand to form stable complex w receptor

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28
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K1

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rate of receptor against association

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29
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K-1

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rate of AR complex dissociation

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30
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affinity formula

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K1/K-1
association rate/ complex dissociation rate

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31
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Bmax

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max number of binding sites

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32
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Kd

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equilibrium dissociation constant
concentration of ligand when 50% of receptors occupied
(lower=higher affin)

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33
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Kd functions

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receptor identification
quantitative comparison of drug affinity

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34
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affinity factors

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no./nature of bonds
level of fit
Kd

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35
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potency

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amount of drug required to
produce given effect

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36
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potency factors

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affinity
efficacy
receptor density
affinity of stimulus-response mechanisms used

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37
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when is Kd = EC50

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if occupation and bio effect is linear

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38
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receptor property meaning only fractional occupancy is required for max effect

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receptors can amplify signal duration and intensity

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39
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efficacy

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ability of an agonist to activate a receptor

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40
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efficacy determination

A

max effect agonist can produce regardless of dose
nature of receptor-effector system

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41
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full agonist

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high efficacy
max response w partial occupancy

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42
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partial agonist

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max response not available even with full occupancy

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43
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inverse agonist

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higher affinity for AR state than AR*

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44
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positive allosteric modulators

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not active alone
high affin/ efficacy of endogenous agonist

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45
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negative allosteric modulators

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not active alone
low affin/ efficacy of endogenous agonist

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46
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receptor desensitization

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effect reduction with continual/ repeated administration

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47
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factors of receptor desensitization

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conformational changes in receptor
receptor internalization
mediator depletion
altered drug metabolism
other physio responses

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48
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types of antagonist

A

chemical
physiological
pharmacological

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49
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chemical antagonist

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binding of 2 agents rendering inactivity of drug
cholating agent

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50
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physiological antagonist

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2 agents with opposite effects cancelling each other out

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51
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pharmacological antagonist

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receptor binding blocking action

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52
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types of pharmacological antagonist

A

competitive
irreversible
non-competitive

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53
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competitive pharmacological

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binds and prevents
overcome w ^ agonist conc
right parallel shifyt
common

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54
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irreversible pharmacological

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covalent irreversible binding
parallel right shift and decreasing asymptote
less common

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55
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non-competitive pharmacological

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allosteric blocking downstream effects
decreasing slope and max dose-response curve

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56
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dose ratio formulae

A

(agonist + antagonist EC50)/ agonist EC50

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57
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Schild equation

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dose ratio -1 = antagonist conc/ antagonist dissociation constant

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58
Q

pA2 values

A

describe receptor antagonist activity

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59
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pA2 formula

A

-logKb
*only if linear relationship and schild plot =1

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60
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therapeutic window index

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defines dose range between therapeutic and toxic effects

61
Q

types of drug movement

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bulk flow (e.g. blood stream/ lymphatics.)
barrier diffusion (e.g. blood-brain barrier gastrointestinal mucosa…)

62
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drug administration routes (quickest first)

A

IV
oral
dermal

63
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IV event

A

rapid action
high dose control
drug poorly absorbed otherwise

64
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types of injection

A

IV
Intramuscular
subcutaneous

65
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what does rate of injection diffusion depend on

A

tissue diffusion
blood flow removal

66
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stomach conditions for drugs

A

low pH
pH partitioning as drugs ionize

67
Q

small intestine conditions for drugs

A

large sa
v permeable
large blood supply
enterocytes have metablic enzymes/ transporters for uptake and efflux

68
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enterohepatic recirculation

A

moves through gut
blood absorption
hepatic portal vein entrance
liver transport
gall bladder transport

69
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sublingual GI routes

A

network of capillaries under tongue, drug bypasses 1st pass metabolism straight into bloodstream

70
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rectal GI route

A

local effects
avoids 2/3 1st pass metabolism
:(unreliable

71
Q

examples when rectal GI should be used

A

opioid withdrawal
travel sickness
status epilepticus in children

72
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parenteral routes

A

inhalation
topical drugs
cornea
nasal mucosa
vaginal
transdermal

73
Q

inhalation GI route

A

skips 1st pass
rapid action

74
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factors affecting drug absorption

A

metabolism
pKa
drug molecule size
membrane permeability
skin hydration
lipid solubility
stratum corneum reservoir

75
Q

ionized form of drug vs unionized

A

not lipid-soluble
vs lipid-soluble

76
Q

oral absorption factors

A

gastric motility
food splanchnic blood flow
particle size
capsules

77
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Cmax

A

max conc of drug after dosing

78
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Tmax

A

time taken to reach Cmax

79
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bioavailability

A

fraction of drug administered absorbed and available to have effect

80
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factors of drug distribution

A

perfusion
cell membrane crossing
protein binding ability

81
Q

albumin

A

binds mostly acidic and some basic drugs

82
Q

AAG

A

A1 acid glycoprotein
binds basic drugs
^ inflam effects

83
Q

bioavailiability factors

A

free drug available
affinity
protein conc

84
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Vd

A

volume of fluid required to contain total amount of drug in body Q at same conc present in plasma

85
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Vd formulae

A

Q/Cp

86
Q

why do drugs need to be metabolized

A

lipophilic drugs not eliminated by kidney and therefore need further metabolism to more polar/ water-soluble products prior to excretion

87
Q

metabolism phase 1

A

enzymatic reactions exposing/introducing functional groups (e.g. hydroxyl/ amino/ sulphydryl/ carboxyl)
decreasing lipid solubility and ^ pharmcological activity

88
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hydroxylation

A

conversion of hydrogen to hydroxyl

89
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deamination

A

conversion of an amino group to a carbonyl group

90
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dehydrogenisation

A

conversion of a hydroxyl group to a carbonyl group

91
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xenobiotic metabolism behaviour

A

undergo oxidation

92
Q

CYP450

A

embedded inSER
combine w pink compound to produce pink compound

93
Q

variations in P450

A

species differences
genetic polymorphisms
drugs
environmental factors

94
Q

butrylcholinesterase

A

hydrolyzes suxamethonium, overactivating cholinergic receptors on muscles, causing paralysis

95
Q

alcohol dehydrogenase

A

hepatocyte cytoplasm oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde
requires NAD+

96
Q

aspirin esterase

A

aspirin hydrolysis to salicylate
found in plasma

97
Q

metabolism phase 2

A

conjugation occurs in liver/ kidney/ lung
further decrease in lipid solubility

98
Q

functionalisation

A

reactive group introduction
products more reactive/ toxic

99
Q

total clearance

A

vol of plasma/ blood cleared of drug per unit time to achieve overall elimination of drug from body

100
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Kel

A

elimination rate constant
fraction of drug eliminated per unit time at any point

101
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Kel formula

A

total clearance / volume of distribution

102
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glucaronidation

A

UDP-glucaronyl transferase (broad substrate specificity mediation)
glucaronides pharamcologically inactive and excreted

103
Q

therapeutic paracetamol metabolism

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conjugation w sulphate and glucoronic acid
minor proportion metabolized by CYP450 to toxic metabolite

104
Q

paracetamol overdose

A

saturated conjugation pathways and toxic metabolite reacts w liver proteions not depleted glutathione
tissue damage occurs and hepatic necrosis

105
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exogenous drug metabolism factors

A

drugs
smoking/ alcohol
environmental

106
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endogenous drug metabolism factors

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genetics
age
disease

107
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fast metabolizer genetic constitution

A

normal enzyme activity
decreasing plasma conc
^metabolite conc
normal therapeutic response

108
Q

slow metabolizer genetic constitution

A

decreasing enzyme activity
^ plasma conc
decreasing metabolite conc
exaggerated therapeutic response

109
Q

pharmacogenomic factors

A

decreasing CYP w age
half-life variability

110
Q

drug induction
examples?

A

^ synthesis of enzymes
^ metabolism of inducing agent
e.g. smoking/ ethanol

111
Q

3 processes of renal excretion

A

glomerular filtration
tubular reabsorption
tubular secretion

112
Q

water-soluble drug excretion

A

unchanged passed through kidneys

113
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lipid-soluble excretion

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glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, metabolism to more polar, urine excretion

114
Q

do lipid solubility and pH affect glomerular filtration?

A

no

115
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entry rate factors

A

molecular weight
conc of free drug in plasma

116
Q

2 drug carrier systems to tubular lumen against echem gradient

A

acidic drugs
organic bases (most effective)

117
Q

lipid-soluble drug effect on tubular reabsorption

A

^tubular permeability and slow excretion

118
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water-soluble effect on tubular reabsorption

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decreasing tubular permeability and decreasing urine concentration

119
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tubular reabsorption factors

A

drug lipid-solubility
tubular fluid pH > affects ionization

120
Q

what happens when solution pH = drug pKa

A

50% drug ionized

121
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pH partitioning

A

acidic drugs accumulating in basic fluid compartments and vice versa

122
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weak acid ionization max

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at alkaline pH
* therefore more rapidly excreted in opposing pH urine

123
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weak alkaline ionization max

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at acid pH
* therefore more rapidly excreted in opposing pH urine

124
Q

pharmacokinetic parameters

A

bioavailability
distribution volume
elimination half-life
clearance

125
Q

one-compartment model

A

simplified model demonstrating human as single, well-stirred compartment

126
Q

kinetic order

A

relates plasma conc of a drug and rate of elimination from the body

127
Q

1st order

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rate of drug decrease dependent on plasma conc
rate-limiting factor= drug concentration

128
Q

2 comppartment model

A

drugs only enter body tissues via plasma (peripheral/ central comp)

129
Q

0 order

A

drug decrease independent of plasma conc
constant rate due to limiting factor

130
Q

Vd

A

volume of distribution
used to calculate drug dose / loading

131
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Vd formula

A

dose/ C0

132
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Vd effect on plasma concentration

A

inverse

133
Q

4 phases of uk drug development

A

target discovery
lead identification
lead optimization
clinical candidate

134
Q

high throughput screening

A

global protein profiling, protein-protein interaction

135
Q

structure activity relationships

A

predicting biological activity from molecular structures

136
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chemoproteomics

A

selectivity/ drug affinity profiling

137
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GLP

A

Good lab practice
managerial quality control system

138
Q

FDA modernisation act 2.0

A

no longer requires all drugs to be tested on animals before human trials

139
Q

2 regulation authorities in UK

A

MHRA
European medicines agency

140
Q

drug manufacturing authorization stages

A

product identification]
product maufacture
pre clinical data
clinical results

141
Q

therapeutic trial

A

ethically designed experiment addressingrecisely-framed questions

142
Q

trial question framework

A

treatment
prevention
diagnostic
QOL

143
Q

factors affecting reliability

A

bias
controls
blinding

144
Q

placebo effect causes

A

natural remission
regression to mean
classical conditioning
‘nocebo effect’ neurochemistry

145
Q

clinical trial endpoint measures

A

clinical measures (liver/ kidney function, blood/urine chemistry/ eye testing)
PK measures (e.g. Cmax, Tmax, bioavailability)
PD measures (e.g. target affinity/ biomarkers)

146
Q

phase 1 trials

A

establishes:
PK/PD properties of drug
toxicological properties
* roughly 1 year

147
Q

phase 2 trials

A

establishes:
- pharmacodynamics
- clinical effectiveness
- dose ranging

148
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phase 3 trials

A

establishes:
efficacy
safety
comparison to other therapeutic alternatives