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What are the pharmacokinetic phases?

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absorption
distribution
metabolism
excretion

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absorption

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movement of the drug from the GI tract into the bloodstream after administration

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distribution

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movement of drugs from circulation into body tissues

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metabolism (biotransformation)

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body chemically changes drugs to a form that can be excreted

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excretion

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elimination of drugs from the body

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disintegration

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breakdown of oral drug into small particles

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dissolution

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process of combining small drug particles with liquid to form a solution

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What are the two components of passive transport?

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diffusion and facilitated transport

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diffusion

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drugs movement across cell membrane from high to low concentration

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facilitated transport

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relies on a carrier protein to move drug from high to low concentration

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active transport

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REQUIRES ENERGY (ATP) and carrier substance (enzyme)

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pinocytosis

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cell carries drug across membrane by engulfing drug particles

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What are the factors that affect absorption?

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blood circulation
pain, stress
food texture, fat content, temperature
pH
route of administration

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How do drugs move from the GI tract to the liver?

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via the hepatic portal vein

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What is the first pass effect?

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After oral administration, many drugs are absorbed intact from the small intestine and transported first via the portal system to the liver, where they undergo extensive metabolism, therefore usually decreasing the bioavailability of certain oral medications.

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bioavailability

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percent of administered drug available for activity
what reaches systemic circulation (blood stream)

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Which has more bioavailability, oral route or IV?

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oral route will have less bioavailability because it passes through the liver
IV administration bypasses the liver

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What are factors that affect bioavailability?

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drug form
route of administration
gastric mucosa and motility
administration with food and other drugs
changes in liver metabolism

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What happens when 2 highly protein bound drugs are administer together?

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the drugs will compete for protein binding sites and this will lead to an increase in the free drugs of the drug that had the lower percent of protein binding

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free drugs

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can exit blood vessels and reach their site of action causing pharmacological response
(too high of free drug accumulation can cause side effects, adverse effects, or toxicity)

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What are the requirements of a drug to pass the blood brain barrier?

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high lipid soluble
low molecular weight
and can pass with a transport protein

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half life (t1/2)

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time it takes for the amount of drug in the body to be reduced by half

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loading dose

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a large initial dose given to achieve a rapid minimum effective concentration in the plasma
therapeutic effects can be obtained while steady state is reached

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Where is the primary site of metabolism?

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liver

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What lab test help determine if liver function is good?
aspirate transaminase (AST) alanine aminotransferase (ALT) alkaline phosphate (ALP)
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Where is the main site of excretion?
kidneys
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What helps determine kidney function?
creatinine clearance BUN GFR
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Where can drugs be excreted?
kidneys (mainly) liver (bile) feces lungs saliva, sweat, breast milk
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What can protein binding be affected by?
competition for protein binding sites low plasma protein levels
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What affects drug distribution?
blood flow to tissues ability of drug to enter the cell ability of drug to exit blood vessels
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What are the 3 excretion processes? Explain each.
glomerular filtration: moving the drug from the blood to urine passive reabsorption: lipid soluble drugs move back to blood active transport: "pumps" for organic acid and base to move drugs from blood to urine
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When the liver eliminates bile, in what form is it excreted?
excreted in feces
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What kind of drugs have ready access to breast milk?
lipid-soluble
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What are the factors that affect drug excretion?
drugs that affect renal excretion drugs that decrease cardia output use of diuretics competition of drugs that undergo the same route of excretion change of urine pH patients with decreased renal to hepatic function
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Acidic urine promotes elimination of
weak base drugs
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Alkaline urine promotes elimination of
weak acid drug
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What labs are taken to test kidney function?
creatinine (CR) blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
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pharmacodynamics
study of the way drugs affect the body
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primary effect
desirable response of the drug
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secondary effect
desirable or undesirable response of the drug
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potency
amount of drug needed to elicit a specific physiologic response to a drug
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therapeutic index
relationship between therapeutic and toxic dose
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peak
highest concentration in the blood
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onset
time it takes for drug to reach minimum effective concentration (therapeutic response)
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duration
length of time for a drug to exert a therapeutic effect
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peak drug level
the highest plasma concentration of a drug at a specific time indicates the rate of absorption
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trough drug level
the lowest plasma concentration of a drug measures the rate at which the drug is eliminated
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non-specific (non-selective) drugs
drugs that affect multiple receptor sites
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agonist
activate receptors, produce a desired response
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antagonists
prevent receptor activation, block response
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Where are cholinergic receptors located?
bladder, heart, blood vessels, stomach, bronchi, and eyes
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What receptors does epinephrine act on?
alpha and beta receptors
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What are the mechanisms of drug action?
stimulation depression irritation replacement cytotoxic action antimicrobial action modification of immune status
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stimulation drug
enhances intrinsic activity (increase heart rate, breathing rate, sweating, fight-or-flight response)
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depressant drugs
decrease CNS (neural) activity and bodily functions
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irritant drugs
have a noxious effect, such as astringents
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replacement drugs
replace essential body compounds (insulin, thyroid drugs, hormone replacements)
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cytotoxic drugs
selectively kill invading parasites or cancers
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antimicrobial drugs
prevent, inhibit, or kill infectious organisms
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immune modification drugs
modify, enhance or depress the immune system
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side effects
secondary effects of drug therapy
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What are some factors that play into side effect actions?
chronic illness, age, weight, gender, ethnicity
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adverse drug reactions (ADRs)
unintentional, unexpected reactions to drug therapy that occur at normal drug dosages
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drug toxicity
occurs when drug levels exceed the therapeutic range
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pharmacogenetics
study of how genetics play a role in a persons response to drugs
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tolerance
decreased responsiveness of a drug over the course of therapy (this individual would require a higher dosage of a drug to achieve the same therapeutic response)
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Tachyphylaxis
rapid decrease in response to a drug
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placebo effect
drug response not attributed to the chemical properties of the drug, influenced by the beliefs, attitudes and expectations
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drug interactions
altered drug effect due to interaction with another drug
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drug incompatibility
a chemical or physical reaction that occurs among two or more drugs in vitro (reaction occurs outside of the body- like in the IV or artificial environment)
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pharmacokinetic interactions
changes that occur in the absorption, distribution, metabolism/biotransformation, and excretion of one or more drugs
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additive effects
sum of the effects of the two drugs
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synergistic effect
effect of the two drugs given together is much greater than effects of either drug alone
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antagonistic effect
one drug reduces or blocks the effect of the other
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drug nutrient interactions
food may increase, decrease, or delay drug response
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drug laboratory interactions
drugs may cause misinterpretation of test results
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drug induced photosensitivity
skin reaction caused by exposure to sunlight
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genomics
study of all the genes in the human genome together, including their interactions with one another with one another, their interactions with the environment and the influence of other cultural and psychosocial factors
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What is the purpose of knowing a patients genomic information?
so that treatments can be tailored/personalized per patient
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carrier testing
testing to determine if a person "carries" the genetic variation that causes a disease
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diagnostic testing
identifies genetic variation that is either causing a person to have a genetic condition/disease or may cause a condition in the future

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