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3 Pharmacokinetics Flashcards

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What is pharmacokinetics?

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Pharmacokinetics is the study of the movement of a drug into and out of the body

“What the body does to the drug”

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What is pharmacodynamics?

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Pharmacodynamics is the study of drug effect and mechanisms of action

“What the drug does to the body”

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What is pharmacogenetics?

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Pharmacogenetics is the effect of genetic variability on the pharmaco- kinetics/dynamics of a drug on an individual

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What are the two forms of drug administration?

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  • Enteral – delivery into internal environment of body (GI tract)
  • Paraenteral – delivery via all other routes that are not the GI
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What are the 9 different types of drug administration into the body?

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  • Oral
  • Intravenous
  • Intramuscular
  • Transdermal
  • Inhalation
  • Subcutaneous
  • Sublingual
  • Intrathecal
  • Rectal
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Briefly, identify and describe the four main processes involved in drug therapy?

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  • Pharmaceutical process – “Is the drug getting into the patient?”
  • Pharmacokinetic process – “Is the drug getting to its site of action?”
  • Pharamcodynamic process – “Is the drug producing its required pharmacological effect?”
  • Therapeutic process – “Is the pharmacological effect being translated into a therapeutic effect?”
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What are the four processes involved in pharmacokinetics?

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  • Drug in:

I. Absorption

II. Distribution

  • Drug out:

I. Metabolism

II. Excretion

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What is bioavailability?

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Bioavailability is the fraction of a dose which finds its way into a body compartment (usually the circulation)

ie how much is absorbed

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How does one calculate oral bioavailability?

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Oral Bioavailability (F) = AUCoral / AUCIV

(AUC= area under curve)

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What are the factors which affect bioavailability?

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  • Absorption
    • drug formulation
    • age
    • food
    • vomiting
    • malabsorption
  • First pass metabolism
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What is first pass metabolism?

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First pass metabolism is any metabolism occurring before the drug enters the systemic circulation (eg liver)

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Identify three common locations where first pass metabolism occurs

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  • The Gut Lumen
  • The Gut Wall
  • The Liver
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What are the two factors affecting drug distribution?

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  • Protein binding
  • Volume of Distribution (Vd)
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In three steps, explain how protein binding determines drug distribution

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⇒ In systemic circulation, many drugs are bound to circulating proteins

⇒ Most drugs must be unbound to have a pharmacological effect

⇒ The free fraction of the drug can bind to cellular receptors, then gain access to cellular enzymes

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Once in the systemic circulation, many drugs are bound to circulating proteins.

Provide four examples of this

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  • Albumin (acidic drugs)
  • Globulins (hormones)
  • Lipoproteins (basic drugs)
  • Acid glycoproteins (basic drugs)
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Changes in protein binding can occur, causing changes in drug distribution. However, these are only important if 3 criteria are met.

What are these criteria?

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  • High protein binding
  • Low Vd
  • Has a narrow therapeutic ratio
17
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Identify four factors which affect protein binding

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  • Hypoalbuminaemia
  • Pregnancy
  • Renal failure
  • Displacement by other drugs
18
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What is volume of distribution?

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Volume of distribution is a measure of how widely a drug is distributed in body tissues

If a drug is not bound to plasma proteins, it is available for distribution to the tissues of the body.

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How can you calculate volume of distribution? (equation)

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Volume of distribution (Vd) = Dose / [Drug]t0

Smaller Vd- drug confined to plasma and ECF

Larger Vd- drug distibuted throughout tissues

20
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What are the end products of drug metabolism (usually)?

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  • After conjugation, water-soluble metabolites are formed
  • Usually, they are pharmacologically inactive
21
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What are the end products of drug metabolism (usually)?

Describe two circumstances where drug metabolism produces active metabolites

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  • After conjugation, water-soluble metabolites are formed
  • Usually, they arepharmacologically inactive
  • Pharmacologically inactive compound → pharmacologically active compound e.g. pro-drugs
  • Pharmacologically active compound → other active compounds eg. codeine to morphine
22
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Phase I metabolism involves oxidation and reduction reactions.

Which group of enzymes control these reactions? What do they do? Where are they found?

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Cytochrome p450 family of enzymes

CYP450s are a super family of isoforms responsible for approximately 90% human drug metabolism through oxidative reactions

  • They metabolise toxins such as carcinogens and pesticides
  • Found mainly in liver (some gut and lung)
23
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Explain how drugs can control the activity of Cytochrome P450 enzymes

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Enzyme-inducing and enzyme-inhibiting drugs that alter the rate of metabolism of other drugs

24
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Identify five other factors, apart from drugs, which influences the activity of cytochrome p450 enzymes

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  • Age
  • Liver disease
  • Hepatic blood flow
  • Cigarette use
  • Alcohol consumption
25
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Identify 6 routes of drug elimination and state which one is the main one?

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- Kidneys (main route)

  • Lungs
  • Breast milk
  • Sweat
  • Tears
  • Genital secretions
26
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Three processes (within kidneys) determine the renal excretion of drugs.

Identify these

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  • Glomerular Filtration
  • Passive tubular reabsorption
  • Active tubular secretion
27
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What is clearance?

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Clearance is the ability of body to excrete drug (mostly = GFR)

28
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Describe the relationship of clearance with GFR and t1/2

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  • GFR is directly proportional to clearance
  • t<strong>1/2</strong> is inversely proportional to clearance

i.e. a reduction in clearance (/ GFR) increases t1/2

29
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Describe the features of 1st Order kinetics – linear

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  • Rate of elimination is proportional to drug level
  • Constant fraction of drug eliminated in unit time
  • t1/2 can be defined
30
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Describe the features of Zero Order kinetics – non-linear

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Rate of elimination is constant

31
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How does one calculate the elimination rate constant (k)?

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k = Cl / Vd

32
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How does you calculate half life (t1/2)?

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t<strong>1/2</strong> = ln2 / k

33
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Most drugs exhibit zero order kinetics at high doses.

Why is this?

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Because the receptors / enzymes become saturated

34
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Zero order drugs are more likely to result in toxicity, hence, drug monitoring essential.

Why does this occur?

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  • Fixed rate of elimination per unit time
  • “Small” dose changes may produce large increments in [plasma] which may lead to toxicity
35
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Provide 5 reasons (characteristics of the drugs) for drug monitoring

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  • Zero order kinetics
  • Long half-life
  • Narrow therapeutic window
  • Greater risk of drug-drug interactions
  • Known toxic effects e.g. bone marrow suppression
36
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What is the steady state (CpSS) of the drug?

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  • Steady state (CpSS) refers to the situation where the overall intake of a drug is in dynamic equilibrium with its elimination
  • Usually, 4-5 half lives are required to reach steady state
37
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Loading doses are employed to reach CpSS more rapidly.

What are loading doses?

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  • A loading dose is an initial higher dose of a drug that is given at the start of a drug course before dropping down to a lower maintenance dose
  • Useful for drugs that have a long systemic half-life (eliminated slowly)
38
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How does one calculate loading doses?

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Loading Dose = Vd x [Drug]target

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