Nonlinear Pharmacokinetics Flashcards

1
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Nonlinear PK

  • Drug concentrations are ___ to the dose or become so over time
  • Dose or Time ___ kinetics
  • PK parameters change (6)
  • priciples of ___ do not apply
  • ___ process
A
  • disproportional
  • dependent
  • t1/2, kel, CL, Vd, F, CL
  • superposition
  • saturable
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Examples of Saturable Processes (graphs)

A
  • dissolution
  • metabolism
  • facilitated transport
  • plasma protein binding
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Absorption Mechanisms

  • ___ transport in the gut wall
  • ___ metabolism
  • drugs with ___ solublity in GI given in relatively ___ dose
  • saturable gastric or GI ___
A
  • saturable
  • intestinal
  • low, high
  • decomposition
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Distribution Mechanisms

  • saturable ___ binding
  • cellular uptake
  • tissue binding
  • CSF transport
  • saturable transport in or out of tissues
A
  • plasma protein
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Renal Elimination Mechanisms

  • ___ sectretion
  • tubular ___
  • change in ___ pH
A
  • active
  • reabsorption
  • urine
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Metabolism Elimination Mechanisms

  • ___ metabolism
  • cofactor/enzyme ___
  • ___ induction
  • altered ___ blood flow
  • metabolite inhibition
A
  • saturable
  • limitation
  • enzyme
  • hepatic
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7
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Michaelis-Menten Model - Vmax and Km

T or F: KM and Vmax are dependent on the nature of the drug and the enzymatic process involved.

A

True

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8
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Michaelis-Menten Model - Vmax and Km

What does the non linear equation look like?

A
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9
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Michaelis-Menten Model - Vmax and Km

When Cp«Km
___ order

A

first

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10
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Michaelis-Menten Model - Vmax and Km

When Cp»Km
___ order

A

zero

rate = Vmax

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11
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Phenytoin

  • anticonvulsant/antiepileptic
  • ___ therapeutic index
  • CNS adverse effects are ___ dependent
  • CYP___ substrate
  • Metabolic capacity ___
  • change in dose is ___ to ss plasma concentrations
A
  • narrow
  • concentration
  • CYP2C9
  • limited
  • disproportionate
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12
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loading dose equation

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S x F x Dose = Vd x Css,desired

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13
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Saturable processes

  1. ___ drug absorption: Saturable ___ transport
  2. Drug distribution: Saturable protein binding of ___
  3. Drug metabolism: Saturable metabolism of ___
  4. Drug excretion: Active secretion of ___
A
  • Active, gut wall
  • salicylates
  • phenytoin
  • penicillin G
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14
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the elimination or absorption kinetics are nonlinear and may be a combination of ___ and ___ processes.

A

zero and first order

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15
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The half-life ___ with increased dose due to saturation of an enzyme/transporter system important for drug elimination or absorption

A

increases

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16
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The area under the curve (AUC) does not increase in a ___ manner to the administered dose of the drug.

A

proportional

17
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T or F: The saturation or capacity-limited processes may be affected by other drugs that require the same enzyme or carrier-mediated system

A

True

competition for carriers/enzymes

18
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T or F: The composition and/or ratio of the metabolites of a drug may be affected by a change in the dose.

A

True