Bioavailability and Clearance I + II Flashcards
Bioavailability
-fraction of dose that reaches systemic circulation
-NO UNITS
-between 0 and 1
Bioavailability calc
F= (AUC/DOSE)/(AUC/DOSE)
Relative bioavailability
-tab/sol
Absolute bioavailability
-compare to IV
AUC
-reflects total amt of drug the body is exposed to
-proportional to dose in linear kinetics
F = Fa x Fg x Fh
F = frac absorbed x frac survived gut x frac survived liver
Determinants of F
-intestinal absorption
-intestinal metabolism (usually insignificant)
-hepatic metabolism
Low bioavailability
-poor absorption or high metabolism
first pass effect
-significant loss of drug during first pass through the liver after oral administration
First pass metabolism of IV
-25% of the frac of drug metabolized by liver
Clearance
-proportionality constant relating rate of drug elimination and plasma concentration
most drug molecules are found in
plasma
Cb/Cp of Drugs that do not bind to blood cells
0.5-0.6
Vd of a drug mainly distributed in plasma will be ____ when estimated from Cb than Cp
LARGER
(Vd=dose/C0)
for most drugs that distribute in plasma, CLb is
DOUBLE the CL