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1
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Rate of passive lipid diffusion depends on (3)

A
  • concentration gradient (affected by blood flow)
  • surface area
  • lipophilicity
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2
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2 major classes of drug transporters:

Most drugs transported by which one?

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Uptake

Efflux

Efflux

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3
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SLC transporters co-transport solutes like sodium. What type of transporter is this?

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uptake

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4
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ABC transporters use ATP is an example of what transporter?

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efflux

pump things out of the cell

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5
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Most drugs are ____ electrolytes.

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weak

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6
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Ionized forms of chemicals do penetrate lipid membranes. True or false?

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false

do not

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7
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Degree of drug ionization: (2)

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pKa–intrinisic property of drug
pH of surrounding medium

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8
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weak acids: mainly ionized at pH __ pKa.

weak bases: mainly ionized at pH __ pKa

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>

<

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9
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The nonionized form is free to be absorbed across the gastric epithelial cell layer. Once it reaches the plasma, it encounters a pH that is now above its pKa. Therefore, aspirin will now be mostly in the ionized form. The rapid ionization of aspirin in the plasma maintains the concentration gradient of the diffusible (nonionized) form of aspirin, and diffusion will continue until equilibrium is reached. Thus, the total amount of aspirin at equilibrium (which never occurs in reality, this is only a conceptual example) will be 8000-fold higher in the high pH compartment. This is known as ___ ____.

A

ion trapping

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10
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What type of tissue contains :

tight junctions

lipid diffusion only

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gastrointestinal epithelium

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11
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Molecules cross ______ endothelial cell layer by:

  • Transcellular diffusion
  • Aqueous diffusion
  • Receptor-mediated endocytosis/pinocytosis

Bold = most common

A

capillaries

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12
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Most capillaries are ______: (porous regions within and between cells) admit water-soluble molecules up to 60 kDa via ______ transport.

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fenestrated

paracellular

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13
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________ capillaries are very leaky and allow RBCs and WBCs to pass

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Discontinuous

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_______ capillaries have tight junctions (but differ in the degree of pinocytosis)

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Continuous

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15
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______ is the main drug barrier in the brain.

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BBB

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16
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Factors affecting oral absorption: (7)

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  • solubility
  • stomach acid
  • pH range
  • tight junctions, lipid solubility
  • surface area
  • transport to liver via portal vein and first pass metabolism
  • Intestinal motility, gastric emptying, blood flow
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17
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Enteral routes of drug administration: (3)

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  • oral
  • sublingual (to avoid first pass metabolism and liver)
  • rectal
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18
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Parental routes of drug administration: (7)

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  • IV
  • IM
  • subcutaneous
  • inhalation
  • nasal
  • transdermal
  • topical
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19
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Pulmonary administration of drugs: (4)

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  • Gaseous anesthetics
  • Smoking
  • Aerosols for topical effects on lungs
  • e.g. albuterol for asthma
  • Aerosols for delivery to systemic circulation
  • droplet or particle size is critical
20
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Gaseous diffusion of anesthetics depends on: (3)

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  • solubility in blood
  • drug concentration
  • ventilation
21
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____ _____, not concentration, in blood determines delivery to CNS.

A

Partial pressure

22
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____ soluble anesthetics have faster rise in arterial partial pressure and equilibrate with tissues faster.

23
Q

The fraction (percentage) of the administered dose that reaches the systemic circulation is called _____.

A

Bioavailability

24
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What factors affect bioavailability? (3)

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  • Dissolution in gastrointestinal fluids
  • Absorption
  • First pass metabolism in liver
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\_\_\_\_ ____ can vastly affect drug distribution by binding to the drug.
Plasma proteins
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Apparent volume of drug distribution: Formula? Units?
_amount of drug (mg) _ plasma concentration (mg/ml) liters
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The apparent volume of drug distribution can be much lower than body volume if drug is sequestered in compartment other than blood. True or false?
false higher than body volume
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KNOW! What is used to determine the dose required to achieve desired plasma concentration (single or loading dose)?
apparent volume of distribution
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Most drugs bind to ____ which is ____ \_\_\_\_.
albumin plasma proteins
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Basic drugs tend to bind to \_\_\_\_-acid \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
alpha-1 glycoprotein
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What is an acute phase protein that rises in the blood during inflammation?
alpha-1 acid glycoprotein
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Which of the following is false regarding binding to plasma proteins? * Only free drug crosses membrane and is pharmacologically active * Slows onset of drug action: slows rate of equilibration with e/c fluids and can reduce amount of drug available for equilibration * Tends to increase Vd (app)
tends to decrease Vd (app)
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What factors affect drug distribution (cellular reservoirs)? (3)
* Fat--lipid-soluble drugs * Bones/teeth--metals form insoluble phosphates * Increased Vd, biological half-life
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Rapid anesthesia due to rapid entry into brain (2)
Blood flow Crosses bbb easily
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Three phases of propofol PK ## Footnote ``` Redistribution phase (~\_\_\_ min) Rapid metabolic clearance (~\_\_\_ min) Slow phase (\_\_\_\_ hr) elimination from poorly perfused tissues ```
3 45 3-4 hours
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Amount of drug excreted = glomerular filtration + \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
tubular secretion tubular reabsorption
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\_\_\_\_\_\_ _______ (units of \_\_\_\_) is volume of plasma from which drug is fully removed per unit time
Renal clearance ml/min
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Only _____ drug (both non-ionized and ionized) is filtered
free
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Influenced by: * plasma protein binding * volume of distribution * blood pressure and blood flow
GFR
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Tubular reabsorption of sodium, water, creates a _________ \_\_\_\_\_ of drug.
concentration gradient
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Drug reabsorption occurs via ______ diffusion, primarily in ______ \_\_\_\_\_ and _____ \_\_\_\_\_.
passive distal tubule and collecting duct
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\_\_\_\_\_ soluble, less polar drugs (unmetabolized) are \_\_\_\_\_\_.
Lipid reabsorbed
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\_\_\_\_\_\_ drug is _____ in urine
Ionized excreted
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\_\_\_\_\_\_ _____ of pH of the renal filtrate in drug overdose toxicity acidic drugs: enhanced excretion in alkaline urine (NaHCO3)
Therapeutic modulation
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\_\_\_\_\_ transport of drug from the blood into the renal tubular filtrate
Active
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Specific acid and base transport systems occur in the ________ tubule
proximal
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Biliary and fecal excretion (2)
* Enterohepatic circulation * Prolongs duration of drug action

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