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What is pharmacokinetics?

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The study of movement of a drug into and out of the body, ie What the body does to the drug.

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What are the 4 processes in pharmacokinetics?

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ADME - Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Elimination.

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What is the therapeutic window?

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The dose range between the minimum effective dose, and the maximum safely tolerated dose

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How is absorption measured?

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Bioavailability

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What does bioavailability depend on?

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Drug formulation, first pass metabolism, pt age, food, lipid vs water solubility of drug, and V&D/malabsorption.

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What is first pass metabolism?

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Any metabolism that occurs before the drug enters systemic circulation.

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Where can first pass metabolism occur?

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The liver, the gut lumen, or the gut wall.

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What factors in the gut lumen can cause first pass metabolism to occur?

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Gastric acid
Proteolytic enzymes
Foods eg grapefruit juice

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What are some examples of drugs that undergo gut lumen first pass metabolism?

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Insulin
Ciclosporin
Benzylpenicillins

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What factors in the gut wall can cause first pass metabolism to occur?

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P-glycoproteins efflux pumps (remove contents back into lumen)

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What are some examples of drugs that undergo gut wall first pass metabolism?

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Ciclosporin

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What factors in the liver can cause first pass metabolism to occur?

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Inactivation, oxidation, or conjugation. Metabolites can then be sent back to the gut lumen.

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Via what can metabolites from the liver be sent back to the gut lumen?

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The enterohepatic circulation

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What are the 2 key factors in distribution of a drug?

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Protein binding

Volume of distribution

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What kind of drugs bind to albumin?

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Acidic drugs

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What kind of drugs bind to globulins?

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Hormones

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What kind of drugs bind to lipoproteins or glycoproteins?

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Basic drugs

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How can protein binding be influenced?

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Displacement of drugs from proteins by other drugs

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What happens when one drug (drug A) is displaced by another from its protein-bound state?

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Increased amount of free drug A

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When can protein binding drug interactions occur?

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When there is:

  • high protein binding
  • low Vd
  • hyperalbuminaemia
  • pregnancy
  • renal failure
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When are protein binding drug interactions important?

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When the drug has a narrow therapeutic window

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What is the volume of distribution?

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Measurement of how widely a drug is distributed throughout body tissues.

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What is the significance of a high Vd?

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Less drug is available in the blood stream per unit given

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Where does drug metabolism chiefly occur in the body? And where else?

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The Liver!

But also the gut and the lung

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What are the liver phase 1 enzymes?
CYPs
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What do CYPs do?
Oxidation, dealkylation, reduction, and hydrolysis.
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What does CYPS stand for?
Cytochrome P
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What can happen to metabolites after phase 1? (3)
1. Further processing by phase 2 enzymes (which then do 2 or 3) 2. Go to Kidney to be excreted in urine 3. To the gallbladder to be excreted via bile
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What are active metabolites?
Products of metabolism of inactive drugs that are now active
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Give an example of an inactive drug/active metabolite and its use.
1. L-Dopa (metabolised to dopamine) - Parkinson’s | 2. Enalaprilat (to enalapril) - Hypertension
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What drugs (6) do CYP 450 3A enzymes metabolise?
``` Ca2+ Channel Blockers Benzodiazepines HIV protease inhibitors Many statins Cyclosporin Antihistamines ```
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What inhibits CYP 3A?
Antifungals Cimetidine Macrolides Grapefruit
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What drugs induce CYP 3A?
``` Carbamazepine Phenytoin Rifampicin Ritonavir St John’s Wort ```
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What does CYP 2D6 metabolise?
Codeine Beta Blockers Tricyclics
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What inhibits CYP 2D6?
Fluoxetine Paroxetine Haloperidol Quinidine
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Who is CYP 2D6 absent in?
7% of Caucasians
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Who is CYP 2D6 hyperactive in?
30% of East Africans
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Who is CYP 2C9 absent in?
1% of Caucasians and blacks
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What does CYP 2C9 metabolise?
Most NSAIDs Warfarin Phenytoin Tolbutamide
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What inhibits CYP 2C9?
Fluconazole
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What induces CYP 2C9?
Carbamazepine | Ethanol
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What can influence CYP450 enzymes?
Enzyme inducing/inhibiting drugs
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Where are CYP450 isoenzymes found?
Mostly in the liver
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What % of drug metabolism are CYP450s responsible for?
90%
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How can CYP450 enzymes explain different metabolism of drugs between different pts?
Genetic differences in individuals -> different levels of activity of different CYP450 isoenzymes
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What is the main route of elimination?
Kidney
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What does renal excretion of a drug depend on?
Glomerular filtration, passive tubular reabsorption, and active tubular secretion
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What is GFR proportional to?
Excretion of unbound drugs (eg gentimicin)
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Give an example of a drug that is actively excreted
Penicillin
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What is passive reabsorption influenced by?
Urine flow rate, and pH
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What is clearance and how is it measured?
Rate of removal by excretion of a drug from the body. Usually roughy equal to GFR.
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Define 1st order kinetics
Rate of elimination of drug is proportional to drug level ie a constant % of the drug is eliminated
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Define zero order kinetics
Rate of elimination of a drug is constant
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When can drugs that are usually 1st order bexhibit zero order kinetics?
At high doses, when enzymes/pathways etc become saturated
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What is the issue with drugs that exhibit zero order kinetics?
More likely to result in toxicity
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What 4 main reasons are there for drug monitoring?
1. If the drug has zero order kinetics 2. If the drug has long t1/2 3. Narrow therapeutic window 4. Greater risk of DDIs
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With repeated administration, after how many half lives is a steady state reached?
3-5
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How many t1/2s dose it tend to take to eliminate a drug?
3-5

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