Flashcards in Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics Deck (37):
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Dose
Amount of drug given
Usually expressed in mg/kg
Measure of efficacy
See the minimally effective dose
Important in drug safety
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Dosage
Administration of drug per unit of time
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Pharmacodynamics
The action of drugs and their mechanism of action
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Affinity
Ability to bind to the receptor
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Efficacy
Degree of biological activity
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Agonist
Ligand that binds to receptor to elicit a response
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Indirect Agonist
Molecule that does not bind directly to a receptor but increases the amount of exogenous ligand
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Partial Agonist
Agonist that has an intermediate activity at the receptor
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Antagonist-
Molecule that binds to receptor but has no intrinsic activity
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Inverse Agonist
Agonist that binds to the receptor but has the opposite effect
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Mixed agonist/antagonist
Acts as an agonist that blocks the effect of another agonist
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Potency
Amount of drug required to produce a specific effect of given intensity as compared to a standard reference
Considers both affinity and efficacy
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4 Principles of Pharmacokinetics
Absorption- Get drug into blood stream
Distribution- Get drug to target organ
Metabolism- Usually inactivates the drug, sometimes makes it more active
Excretion- Removes drug from Body
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Time Effect Curves
Provides documentation of how much drug enters the body per unit time
Profile- Gradual increase in levels until peak concentration and then a decrease over time
Many variable control this time profile
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Duration of Action
The amount of time spent in the therapeutic range
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Routes of Administration
Oral- easy but slow
Inhalation- Fastest
Injection
Topically- Slow and erratic
Buccal- gums and cheeks
Rectal- Generally Slow
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Determinants of Dissolution
Dissolution Rates
Gastric Emptying Rate
Intestinal Motility
Drug Interactions in Gut Lumen
Passage Through Gut Wall
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Dissolution Rates
Physiochemical properties
Crystal size and form
Special Formulation- sustained release
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Gastric Emptying Rate
Stability of drug at acid pH
Solution or solid
Presence of other food items: food, antacids, other drugs, disease of stomach
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Intestinal Motility
Dissolution of slowly soluble drugs
Chemical degradation or metabolism by microflora that live in the GI system
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Drug Interactions in Gut Lumen
Complexation
Adsorption
Food interactions
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Passage Through the Gut wall
-physiochemical characteristics of drug
Metabolism by enzymes in the intestinal endothelium
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Drug -Phillic
Lipophilic- Pass easily through gut wall, more easily absorbed
Hydrophillic- Easily dissolved in blood but harder to pass through gut wall
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Sustained Release Formulation
Drug levels more stable over time, fewer side effects, better medication compliance
Most offer once a day dosing, but some injections offer once a month
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Blood Level Monitoring
Gold Standard for detecting drugs and whether they are biologically active
5-10 ml sample is collected for analysis
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Blood Brain Barrier
Keeps large molecules out of the blood
Composed of specialized cells that alter the function of the capillaries
Block the junction between capillaries and cover the area with a glial sheath
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Metabolism
Process of breaking down a drug or food so it can be utilizes/eliminated
Generally, lipid soluble chemicals are broken down into water soluble chemicals
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Biotransformation
Preparation for elimination
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First Pass Effect
Extent to which the liver removes drug from blood as it is passing through the portal vein before entering systemic circulation
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Metabolism
Enzymes in the liver regulate metabolism
High amount of interindividual variation
Cytochrome P450 type is major enzyme
Small molecules --> kidney --> urine
Large molecule --> intestine --> feces
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Cytochrome P450
Enzyme located in hepatocytes
Diverse gene that metabolizes wide range of drugs and food
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Elimination
Primary Route through feces/urine
- Also through saliva, tears, breath and sweat
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Urine Screen Drug Test
Principal way to measure if someone has taken drugs
Low cost and relatively sensitive
- See active drugs or metabolites
- Gives no indication to amount or when taken
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Faking a Urine Screen
- Used at many work locations
Several products, including artificial urine and dispensing devices to help fake
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Non-Urine Drug Tests
Hair- 1 week to 3 mos
Oral- 1-2 days
Urine 3-5 days
Blood minutes to days
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Hair Drug Test
- Minute amounts of drug get trapped in hair cortex
- Tracks drug use over months
Simple and non-invasive
Results stand up in court
CON
Expensive
Some tests can take 5 days
Only a dozen drug classes can be used
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