drug design 2 Flashcards
What is biggest death rates canda
Maglignant neoplasms = cancer, biggest issue
2nd = diseases of heart
Describe covid vaccine
4 years ago
Covid vaxxine = saved millions of lives
Now = many drugs
Drug development quic since was based on 10 years of research in labs
Describe drug development processes
Lead enhancement = discovery, asic rearsch
Safety and metabolism = preclinical
Clinical research = clinical trials
Describe drug devlopement process in Canada
Sophisticated
Drug and preclinical studies take 3-6 years
Why clinical trials important
In vitro - mice and rats, species differences can be big so mushy test drugs in humans
Huge variability in humans
Describe clinical trials - cost
2.6 billion
Huge cost
Up to 4 billion to get drugs on market
36 500 bucks per person = monitored all the time
Cost varies by type fo drug
And main expense = care and monitoring of each patient
What do clinical trials answer
Is it safe
Does it work
How does it compare to available drugs
What is first step of clinical trials
Must put drug in useable form to do clinical trials
Describe clinical trials = who does it
Health Canada
FDA
What are requirements for drug clinical trials
Double blind = test against placebo or other drug, must not know if getting which
Randomized = random group of ppl = get same age range, background, compare 2 similar groups
What does health Canada do
Health products and food branch
Regulates clinical trials and drug approval
Monitors post marketing surveillance = stage 4
Keep track of it
Advisories, warnings and recalls
Canadaian adverse reaction newsletter
Also monitors stuff sold on web and health food stores
Describe health call warning - health canda
Oct 10 2024
Unauthorized sexual enhancement products containing pdes vasodilators may pose serious health risks = not legal in Canada
Describe food recall warning
Aug 27 2024
Unauthorized hyaluronic acid dietary supplement contains prescription drugs = dexamethosone, diclofenac, omeprazole
What is phase 1 clinical trails
Safety
Pharmacokinetics
Is it safe= give to humans, small doses and monitor ten give more
Describe phase 1 clincial trials detailed
20-80 ppl
Paid for it
Up to several months
Assess safety dose and general safety of med/treatment and side effects and pharmacokinetics
70% success rate since has been testes well
If does not pass = usually bc side effects that are unacceptable
Describe phase 2
Pppl who have problem drug is for
More pppl = 100-300 pppl
Up to 2 years = lasts longer
Studies of reliability and side effects = see if reliable (see similar effects in wide range ppl),
33% success = hard, since most of them do work as well as what is available - impossible to predict since many mechanisms involved in humans
Describe what drugs compared to in phase 2
Placebo = still have effect, ppl respond to being cared for during clincial trials = treated nicely and cared for = will make feel better
Drug has to be better tha placebo
Describe what they document in phase 2
Side effects
Some side effects= bad at first then body compensates
Campath treatment
What can we do in phase 2- first time
Chance to figure out better idea of range of pharmacokinetics
Response to drugs
Expand pharmacokinetic stdies
Can see outliers too
Describe clincial trials phase 3
1000 - 3000 participants, see ranges of responses and hopefully detect rare side effects
1-4 years = sometimes longer
Efficacy of a therapy and monitor its adverse reactions = need to know if drug will be effective after years, will it wear off
25-30% success rate = low, more side effects / not as effective
Looking at how well drug works and side effects, some side effects, many only show up after years = cannot see in phase 2
Describe simple phase 3
Pop —> treatment vs control (placebo) and see outcome
Describe complciated phase 3
Randomized allocation= control and intervention then
Wash out period and then =switch in same group of ppl and see results
Describe what ppl do sometimes
Dedicate whole life to designing and interpreting clincial trials
Clever diesgns = cooperation between units of hospitals over Canada = use this data and anyalzue by computer = can see useful info bc all the variations in cancers
One drug, diff cancers or one cancer diff drugs
Describe diabetes prevention trial
Can also test drugs to prevent problem
Intensive lifestyle mod
Drug a
Drug b
Placebo
= test all of these
4000 patients