Chapter 4: Pharmacokinetics

Question 1

Pharmacokinetics

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the study of drug movement throughout the body

Question 2

drugs usually pass through

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cells
- because they are too large to pass through channels or pores

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most drugs lack

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transport systems

Question 4

what is the general rule in chemistry

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“like dissolves like”

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Cell membranes are composed primarily of lipids; therefore to directly penetrate membranes, a drug must be _________

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lipid soluable (lipophilic)

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examples of polar molecules and ions

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• quaternary ammonium compounds, pH dependent ionization, pH partitioning

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three ways to cross a cell membrane

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• channels and pores
• transport systems (p glycoprotein)
• direct penetration

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p glycoprotein

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transmembrane protein that transports a wide variety of drugs out of the cell

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liver

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transports drugs into bile for elimination

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kideney

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pumps drugs into the ursine for excretion

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placenta

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transports drugs back into the maternal blood

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brain

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pumps drugs into the blood to limit drugs access to the brain

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direct penetration of the membrane

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• polar molecules dissolve in polar solvent
• most ions are unable to

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absorption

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movement of a drug from its site of administration into the blood

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rate of absorption determines

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how soon the effects will begin

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amount of absorption help determine

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how intense the effects will be

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5 factors affecting drug absorption

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• rate of dissolution
• surface area
• bllod flow
• lipid solubility
• pH partitioning

Question 18

Intravenous (parenteral)
- barrier to absorption:
-absorption pattern:
- Advantages:
- disadvantages

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• barrier to absorption: none
  -absorption pattern: instant and complete
• Advantages: quick, large volume, control, irritants
• disadvantages: cost, fluid overload, error

Question 19

intramuscular
- barrier to absorption:
-absorption pattern:
- Advantages:
- disadvantages

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• barrier to absorption: nothing significant
  -absorption pattern: variable (solubility/blood flow)
• Advantages: depot, good fro poorly soluble drugs
• disadvantages: discomfort, inconvenience

Question 20

Oral (enteral)
- barrier to absorption:
-absorption pattern:
- Advantages:
- disadvantages

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• barrier to absorption: stomach or intestine epithelial cells and capillary walls
  -absorption pattern: highly variable (drug solubility and stability, food, other drugs, GI, pH, gastric emptying, coatings, ect.)
• Advantages: easy, convient, safe
• disadvantages: variability, inactivation, swallowing (client, local irritation

Question 21

Subcutaneous
- barrier to absorption:
-absorption pattern:

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• barrier to absorption: no significant
  -absorption pattern: similar to IM administration

Question 22

distribution

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movement of drugs through the body

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drug distribution is determined by which three factors

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• blood flow to tissues
• exiting the vascular system
• entering cells

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blood flow determines

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the rate of delivery

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how do abscesses and effect blood flow

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• soild tumors have limited blood supply

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Blood Brain barrier

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thight junctions between the cells that comprise the walls of most capillaries in the central nervous system

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only drugs that are __________ or that habe a ________ can cross the blood brain barrier to a significant degree

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lipid soluble
transport system

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risk with placental drug transfer

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brith defects: gross malformations, low birth rate, drug dependent baby, ect.

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what is the most abundant and important plasma protein

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albumin

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albumin levels in the body influence

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drug distribution

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albumin

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• large molecule that always remains in the bloodstream
• affects drug distribution
• ” protein binding” important factor in pharmacokinetics

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drug metabolism is also known as

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biotransformation

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drug metabolism

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defined as the chemical alteration of drug structure

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drug metabolism most often takes place in the

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liver (Cytochrome P450 system)

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5 therapeutic consequences of drug metabolism

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• accelerated renal drug excretion
• drug inactivation
• increased therapeutic action
• activation of prodrugs
• increased or decreased toxicity

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5 special considerations in drug metabolism

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• age
• induction of CYP450 system
• ” first pass” effect
• nutritional status (reduced cofactors)
• competition amoungst drugs

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first pass effect

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excretion

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removal of drugs from the body

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factors that modify renal drug excretion

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• ph dependent ionization
• competition for tubular active transport
• age

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non renal routes o f drug excretion

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• breast milk
• bile (enterohepatic recirculation)
• lungs (anaesthesia)
• sweat and saliva

Question 41

what are the 4 time courses of drug responses

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• plasma drug levels
• single dose time course
• drug half life
• drug levels produced with repeated doses

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half life

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the time required for the amount of drug in the body to decrease by 50%

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half life determines

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dosing interval ( how often you take the drug)

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steady state (plateau) level

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4-5 half lives