Drug Absorption and Oral Route I and II Flashcards
Process of absorption for Intramuscular and Subcutaneous injection
Tissues -> Circulatory system -> Metabolic sites -> Excretion
Biopharmaceutics
is the study of the physicochemical properties of the drug and the drug product on the absorption of the drug to produce a desired therapeutic effect
Physicochemical properties
- Molecular weight
- hydrogen bond donors and receptors
- salt form and polymorphs
- pKa
- partitioning coefficient
- solubility
- permeability
Biopharmaceutics links
the in-vivo performance of the drug and the drug product to their in-vitro performance
In-vivo performance
- PK studies
- Bioavailability
In-vitro performance
- Dissolution rate
- Drug release rate
Passage of orally administered drugs through the digestive system
Oral cavity -> Esophagus -> Stomach -> Small intestines -> Large intestine -> Rectum
Dosage forms for oral administrationg
Oral solution : Absorption
Oral suspension or powder: Dissolution -> Absorption
Capsules and Tablets: Disintegration -> dissolution -> Absorption
How can we evaluate the in-vivo performance of an orally administered drug>
- PK profile
- Onset (lag time and Tmax)
- Cmax
- AUC ( area under plasma conc. vs. time curve or exposure
Bioavailability
a measure of the amount of drug that can reach systemic circulation
- can be portrayed by a plasma conc. vs time curve
Looking at the curve the duration of action is when
the concentration is greater than the MEC ( minimum effective conc.)
Bioavailability depends on
Hepatic extraction ratio (E)
F = 1-E or F=(1-E)Fabs
When F= bioavailable
properties of the drug and its route of administration
The hepatic extraction ratio (E) is
a fraction of absorbed drugs (Fabs) which accounts for
- Not available for absorption
- Degraded function
- Metabolized and effluxed fractions
the fraction of the drug entering the liver in the blood
Absolute bioavailability
in reference to the same drug administered by a single IV dosing
F= ( [AUC] po )/ Dpo
[AUC] iv / D iv
Oral tablet/ IV solution
Relative bioavailability
in reference to the same drug administered by an oral solution
F= ( [AUC] solid / Dsolid )
[AUC] solution / D solution
Oral tablet / Oral solution
Factors affecting oral drug absorption
Physicochemical factors
- Drug properties
Physiological factors of the GI tract
- Anatomic features
- Food factors
- Disease states and drugs
Dosage form factors
Physiochemical Factors (solubility)
Solubility in the GI tract
- Drug ionization
pH changes along the GI tarct
Stomach pH 1-4
Duodenum pH 5-7
Ileum pH 7-8
Henderson-Hasselbach equation
Ionized forms (less lipophilic) is
more soluble that the non-ionized form (more lipophilic)
Physiochemical Factors (pH0
Acids
% ionization= 1
1+10^ (pKa -pH) *100
Bases
% ionization= 1
1+10^ (pH -pKa) *100
Physiochemical Factors ( Acids and Bases chart
Acidic Drug. Basic Drug
Acidic Environment Unionized Ionized
Basic Environment Ionized Unionized
Physiochemical Factors ( Dissolution)
Dissolution Rate : Noyes-Whitney equation
- Dependent on drug solubility
Smaller particle size -? Increased total surface area (S)
Drug Transport
Drug must cross the mucous membrane of the epithelial cells of the GI tract
Mechanisms of drug transport
- Paracellular transport
- Passive diffusion
- Carrier-mediated transport
- Efflux
Paracellular Transport
passage of molecules between adjacent epithelial cells
- passes through the intercellular spaces between the cells
Passive diffusion
Also called simple diffusion
- passage or transport of molecules across a cell membrane from higher conc. to a lower conc. without using energy
- most common method for drugs to cross cell membrane
Carrier-mediated transport
- energy dependent pathway used by small hydrophilic molecules
- Uniport, Symport and Antiport
Efflux
flowing out of a particular substance or particle
Biological membranes
Biomolecule lipoid (fat containing) layer attached on both sides to a protein layer
Fick’s first law of diffusion
describes the diffusion process under the condition of “steady state”
Steady state
when the concentration gradient does not change with time ( not time dependent)
Flux (J)
is the amount of material (M) flowing through a unit cross section (S) of a barrier in unit time (t). J is flux, g/ (cm^2 *s)
J = 1 dM
S dt
Ficks first law states that
flux (J) is proportional to the concentration gradient (dC/dx)
J = -D dC
dx
dM/dt is
the rate of diffusion (g/s)
P is the
permeability coefficient (cm/s)
S is the
cross section of the barrier (cm^2)
Cd is the
the concentration of the donor compartment
D is the
Diffusion coefficient ( cm^2 /s)
K is the
Partitio coefficient
h is the
thickness of the membrane
Cr is the
concentration of the receptor compartment
C1 is the
concentration within the membrane on the donor compartment side (g/mL)
C2 is the
concentration within the membrane on the receptor compartment side (g/mL)
Permeability coefficient (P)
P = DK/ h
related to lipophilicity and pH