3 Medical Mathematics: Pharmacokinetics (not done) Flashcards
Dosage regimen
Dosage
Route of administration
Frequency
Duration of administration
What is Pharmacokinetics?
Is the mathematical description of the plasma concentration-time course
Optimum dosage regimen
Effective
Nontoxic
Without prolonged drug residues in tissues of food animals
Rate of absorption Measured by what?
Time
Extent of absorption Measured by what?
systemic bioavailability (F%)
Rate of absorption
Is the time to peak plasma concentration
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What is Systemic bioavailability?
is the fraction of the dose which reaches the systemic circulation intact
Systemic bioavailability formula
Systemic bioavailability (F%) = AUC extravascular X 100 / AUC IV
What is AUC?
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve
Compartment refers to what?
to those tissues and organs for which the rates of uptake and subsequent clearance of a drug are similar.
One-compartment model
All tissues and organs which the drug penetrates behave as if they were in ready equilibrium with the blood.
Rate of distribution is Estimated by what?
the distribution phase half-time (t1/2) in the two-compartment model
Extent of distribution is Measured by what?
the apparent volume of distribution (Vd)
What is Apparent volume of distribution (Vd)?
the volume of fluid which would be required to contain the amount of the drug in the body if it were uniformly distributed, and the concentration in that fluid was equal to the concentration in the plasma
Apparent volume of distribution (Vd) formula
Vd (L/kg) = amount of drug in the body (D) / plasma drug concentration (Cp)
The amount of drug in the body = the dose IV
For IV the Vd (L/kg) = Dose (D) (mg/kg) / Cp (mg/L)
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For extravascular the Vd (L/kg) = D (mg/kg) X F% / Cp (mg/L)
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Clinically when:
Vd < 1L/kg
The drug has a limited distribution (tends to stay in plasma)
Clinically when:
Vd = 1L/kg
The drug has a wide distribution
Clinically when:
Vd > 1L/kg
The drug has a very wide distribution
Elimination is measure by what?
Measured by half-life (t1/2) or total body clearance (CLB)