Steve Stielberg's Pharmacology Phrenzy Flashcards
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Km means what
Is the concentration of Substrate at 1/2Vmax;
it is inversely related to the affinity of the enzyme for it substrate
Pharmacokinetics
the effects of the body on the drug;
ADME: Absoprtion, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
Pharmacodynamics
The effects of the drug on the body; Includes concepts of receptor binding, drug efficacy, drug potency, toxicity
Pharmacokinetics: Bioavailability (F)
Fraction of administered drug that reaches systemic circulation unchanged. IV dose is F=100%, oral is usually lower
Pharmacokinetics: Volume of Distribution (Vd)
Theoretical volume occupied by the total absorbed drug amount at the plasma concentration. Apparent Vd of plasma protein-bound drugs can be altered by liver and kidney disease (decreased protein binding, increased Vd). Drugs may distribute in more than one compartment. Vd= (amount of drug in the body)/ (plasma drug concentration)
Pharmacokinetics: half life (t1/2)
The time required to change to amount of drug in the body by 1/2 during elimination (or constant infusion). Porperty of first-order elimination A drug infused at a constant rate takes (4-5) half lives to reach steady state. It takes 3.3 half lives to reach 90% of steady state level:
T1/2=(.693 X Vd)/CL
Pharmacokinetics: Clearance (CL)
The volume of plasma cleared of drug per unit time. Clearance may be impaired with defects in cardiac, hepatic, or renal function:
CL=(rate of elimination of the drug)/(Plasma drug concentration) = Vd x Ke (elimination constant)
Pharmacokinetics: Loading dose calculations
Loading dose= (Cp x Vd)/F;
Cp= target plasma concentration;
Note- in renal disease you do not change loading dose
Pharmacokinetics: Maintenance dose calculations
Maintenance dose= (Cp x CL x τ)/ (F);
τ= dosage interval, if not administered continuously;
Cp= target plasma concentration at steady state;
Note= in renal disease you adjust the maintenance dose
Zero order elimination
rate of elimination is constant regardless of Cp (i.e. constant amount of drug eliminated per unit time). Cp decreases linearly with time. Examples are Phenytoin, Ethanol, Aspirin (at high or toxic levels);
Capacity limited elimination
First order elimination
rate of elimination is directly proportional to the drug concentration (i.e. constant fraction of drug eliminated per unit time). Cp decreases exponentially over time.
Urine pH and drug elimination: Weak acids
Examples would be phenobarbital, methotrexate, aspirin. Trapped in basic environments. Treat overdose with bicarbonate. Remember that ionized species are trapped in urine and cleared quickly, neutral forms can be reabsorbed.
Urine pH and drug elimination: Weak bases
Examples: amphetamines, trapped in acidic enivronments. Treat overdose with ammonium chloride. Remember that ionized species are trapped in urine and cleared quickly, neutral forms can be reabsorbed.
Phase 1 drug metabolism
Reduction, oxidation, hydrolysis with cytochrome P-450 usually yield a slightly polar, water-soluble metabolite (often still active).
Geriatric patients often lose phase 1 first
Phase 2 drug metabolism
Conjugation (Glucuronidation, Acetylation, Sulfation) usually yields a very polar, inactive metabolite (Renally excreted). Patients who are slow acetylators have greater side effects from certain drugs because of decreased rate of metabolism
Define efficacy of a drug
Maximal effect a drug can produce. High efficacy drug classes are analgesic, antibiotics, antihistamines, and decongestants. Partial agonists have less efficacy than full agonists.
Define potency of a drug
Amount of drug needed for a given effect. Increased potency, increased affinity for receptor. Highly potent drug classes include chemotherapeutic drugs, antihypertensive drugs, and lipid lowering drugs.
Competitive Antagonist
Effect: shifts curve to right (decrease potency), no change in efficacy. Can be overcome by increase in the concentration of agonist substrate
Noncompetitive antagonist
shifts curve down (decrease efficacy). Cannot be overcome by increase agonist substrate.
Irreversible antagonist is the same idea, it just never lets go.
Partial agonist
Acts at the same site as full agonist but with lower maximal effect (decrease efficacy). Potency is an independent variable.
Therapeutic index
Measurement of drug safety:
TD50/ED50=(median toxic dose)/(median effective dose)
Safer drugs have higher TI values. LD50 (lethal dose) is used in animal studies
Nicotinic ACh receptors
ligand-gated Na/K channels; Nn (found in autonomic ganglia) and Nm (found in neuromuscular junction) subtypes.
Muscarinic ACh receptors
Are G-protein-coupled receptors that usually act through 2nd messengers, 5 subtypes: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5
What G protein does this receptor work through and what is its functions: alpha 1
q class; increases vascular smooth muscle contraction, increases pupillary dilator muscle contraction (mydriasis), increases intestinal and bladder sphincter muscle contraction. Phenylephrine and midodrine are alpha 1 agonists