28-48 Flashcards
The science concerned with drugs, their sources, appearance,
chemistry, actions and uses. It includes the biochemical and
physiologic effects, mechanism of action, absorption,
distribution, biotransformation, and excretion
Pharmacology
is the science that analyzes how the human body interacts with a drug.
Pharmacokinetics
examines how the drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted
by the body.
Pharmacokinetics
is the science that studies the biochemical and physiologic effects of a drug and its organ- specific mechanism of action, including effects on the cellular level.
Pharmacodynamics
“what the body does to the
drug,”
Pharmacokinetics
“what the drug does to
the body.”
Pharmacodynamics
are used to evaluate the pharmacologic effects of the agent on
specific organ system.
Whole animal studies
define further the
compound’s activity and selectivity.
Studies with isolated animal tissues
are then performed to detect evidence of efficacy and to determine
whether the compound is an agonist or antagonist.
Compounds effect on the cell function
for various receptors and its activity against select enzyme
systems.
Compound’s selectivity
is to obtain basic information on the drugs effects that maybe safe and effective use in humans.
Animal Studies
Hypertensive studies-
Dogs and rats
Respiratory effects studies-
Dogs and Guinea pigs
Diuretic activities-
Dogs
Blood coagulation
Rabbits
Central Nervous system studies-
Mice and rats
involves those chemical process
within living organism to maintain life.
Drug metabolism
Series of animal studies of a proposed drugs ADME are
undertaken to determine the following:
Extent and rate of drug absorption from various route of
administration
Rate of distribution of the drug through the body and the
site and duration of drug’s residence
Rate, primary and secondary sites, mechanism of the
drug’s metabolism in the body
Proportion of administered dose eliminated from the
body
Participate in drug metabolism (liver, kidneys, lung & git)
Specific & non-specific enzymes
What happens to Drugs following oral adm. that enter the hepatic
circulation after absorption from gut
Exposed to rapid drug metabolism