Lecture 5 Flashcards
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What protein do acidic drugs bind to?
albumin
What protein do basic drugs bind to?
Alpha1-acid
Only what type of drug can act on targets and elicit a biologic response?
Unbound
What is involved in the 2nd phase of drug metabolism?
Conjugation with a 2nd endogenous substrate
How is valproic acid metabolized?
Hepatic via glucuronidation (conjugation)
What drug is the only P450 inhibitor in the antiepileptic class?
Valproic acid
Is the relationship b/w dose and total valproate concentration linear or non-linear?
Non-linear
Concentration doesn’t increase proportionally with the dose but increases to a lesser extent due to plasma binding
When you use carbamazepine with what other drug will you have a higher free fraction of carbamazepine?
Valproate sodium
What is the one active metabolite that eliminates carbamazepine?
carbamazepine 10,11 epoxide
What is carbamazepine primarily metabolized by?
CYP3A4
Carbamazepine has _____ induction; it induces it’s own metabolism.
auto
What happens to the half-life of carbamazepine after about 3-5 weeks?
Drops because it is inducing its own metabolism
What is warfarin’s onset of action?
24-72 hours
When is Warfarin’s peak effect?
5-7 days (INR increases in 36-72 hours)
What is Warfarin metabolized by?
CYP2C9
If you are heterozygous for reduced function of CYP2C9 what happens with warfarin metabolism?
Warfarin doesn’t metabolize well
Where is digoxin absorbed?
Small intestine (via passive non-saturable diffusion)
Digoxin distributes very nicely to where?
The heart (serum concentration of 70:1)
How long does the distribution phase of digoxin last?
6-8 hours
Digoxin has a very _____ therapeutic index.
Narrow (0.5-0.8 ng/mL)
When is digoxin toxic?
> 2ng/ mL
Patients with variation in ________ have a decreased rate of metabolism of succinylcholine resulting in prolonged paralysis after drug exposure (anesthesia).
BChE (butyrlcholinesterase)
A slow acetylator phenotype of N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) is associated with drug ______.
toxicities
What drugs does NAT2 catlyze the acetylation of?
Isoniazid, Hydroalazine, Procainamide