Drug Absorption Pt. II Flashcards
Trapping a Weakly Basic

Henderson Hasselbach Equation

Where is Aspirin, a weak acid, absorbed and why?

Where is a Chlorodiazepoxide, a weak base, absorbed and why?

ADME graph at different pH’s

Observations on Drug administration and compartmentalization

Examples of Compartments

pH of Selected Body Fluids



Quantitative Drug Distribution Problems

Definition of Acid/Base





Ibuprofin
(Weak Acid pKa = 4.4)


Where will Ibuprofin be efficiently absorbed?

Drug Partitioning Problems for Weak Acids

Drug Partioning Problems for Weak Bases

Special Case of weak acid with very basic PKa
or
Weak Base with very acidic PKa

Adjusting pH to trap drug in urine



Adjusting Urine pH and effect on Clearance for weak acids

Adjusting pH and Clearance of Weak Bases

Real World Example of Drug Clearance


None of the Above

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Option #4

Option 3

Option 4

Option 6

Option 1

Option 2 (0.1)

Option 3 (1)

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