Drug interactions Flashcards
goals of drug therapy
enhance desired therapeutic result
decrease drug induced toxicity
Drug actions can
increase/decrease therapeutic or toxic effects
some patients concerns about health system
suffering from pain
cost of prescriptions
wrong drug
drug interaction
Pharmacokinetic
delivery of a drug to its site of action
Pharmacodynamic
the response of drug target is modified
Pharmacokinetic interactions
GI tract
plasma
liver
kidney
Pharmacodynamic interactions
target organs
interaction before administration
Phenytoin PPTs out of dextrose solution
Amp B PPTs in saline
GI interactions that reduce entry of drugs into the systemic circulation
Metal containing drugs can reduce the absorption of expensive and life saving antibiotics
Some drugs require acidic environment to be in non charged form that is absorbed. Altered pH affects solubility
Protein “bumping” interaction in serum can result in
increased amount of free drug
metabolism and biotransformation refer to
disappearance of drug when it is changed chemically into another compound called a metabolite
When drug is metabolized usually converted from what form to what form?
nonpolar, lipid soluble to more polar form than is more water soluble (this aids in excretion through urine)
Advantages of prodrug
overcome potential destruction by stomach acid
minimize exposure to highly reactive chemical species
allow for selective generation of pharmacologically active metabolites at specific target sites in vivo
Phase I
oxidations - P450 dependent
oxidations - P450 independent
Reduction/Hydrolyses - P450 independent
Phase II
conjugation to -OH, -NH2, -SH
subgroups added
-glucuronate, acetate, glutathione, glycine, sulfate, methyl groups
Phase I reactions - purpose
convert lipophilic molecules into more polar molecules by introducing or unmasking polar functional group