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Drug Absorption Flashcards

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What are the 3 physic-chemical factors that affect the transferral of drugs across cell membranes?

A
  • Ionisation
  • Lipid solubility
  • Structure
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What environmental factor does the degree of dissociation of a drug depend on?

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pH

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What are ionised drugs unable to do?

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Cross the membrane

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What can unionised drugs do?

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Cross the membrane

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What is an example of a lipophobic drug that will not readily pass across the membrane?

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Gentamicin

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How will a drugs structure affect its ability to cross the membrane?

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If its shape resembles naturally occurring substances it can diffuse easier

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What are the 3 factors unrelated to the drug that affect the absorption of a drug from the GI tract?

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  • Motility
  • Food
  • Illness
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How does motility affect absorption?

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The speed at which the drug reaches the absorption site

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9
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How can motility be influenced?

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  • Illness
  • Food and drink
  • Other drugs
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How can illness impair absorption?

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  • Malabsorption
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Name two conditions that alter the ability of drug absorption (you have one of them)

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  • Coeliacs disease

- Migraines reduce stomach emptying rate therefore reduce analgesic absorption

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12
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What is the first pass metabolism?

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The metabolism of the drug prior to it being absorbed

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13
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How can rapid first pass metabolism be avoided?

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Different delivery methods

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14
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What three places does first pass metabolism occur?

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  • Gut lumen
  • Gut wall
  • Liver
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15
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What breaks down drugs in the gut lumen

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  • Acid

- Enzymes

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16
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What breaks drugs down in the gut wall

17
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What metabolises drugs in the liver?

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  • Hepatic extraction ratio
18
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What are the benefits of intravenous administration?

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  • 100% bioavailability

- Avoids first pass metabolism

19
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What are the benefits of topical administration?

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  • Can be used for local and systemic effects
  • Can be easily controlled
  • Easy to keep up dosage
  • Avoids first pass metabolism
20
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What are the benefits of inhalation?

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  • Drug delivered to site directly
  • Very fast
  • Very small doses
  • Mostly local absorption
21
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What is bioavailability?

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The amount of drug which reaches circulation and is ready for action

22
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What 4 factors affect bioavailability?

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  • Formulation
  • Drug’s ability to pass physiological barriers
  • GI effects
  • First pass metabolism
23
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What 3 factors affect a drugs ability to pass physiological barriers?

A
  • Particle size
  • Lipid solubility
  • pH and ionisation

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