Drugs in Solution pH and Solubility Flashcards
weak electrolytes
-many drugs (slightly more are bases than acids)
-partially ionized
-degree of ionization is pH dependent
effect of change in pH on weak electrolytes
-large change in ratio of ionized to unionized
-affect solubility, dissolution rate, partition coeficient
= change in Absorption, distribution, elimination
pH difference between vein and artery
-vein is slightly more acidic than artery by 0.01
-due to carbonic acid in deoxygenated blood
clinically relevant questions
-Is absorption of a drug affected by H2 blockers, proton pump inhibitors, antacids, or achlorhydria?
-pH affect on solubility
-precipitation of drug
-effect of alkalization of urine
groups with resonance
-more acidic
-lower pKa
pKa of amine
-9-11
-actually pKa of ammonium salt is taken instead (R-NH3+ –> R-NH2)
common acidic functional groups
-carboxylic acid (-COOH) 5
-sulfonic acid (-SO3H) -7
-thiol (-SH)
-phenols (-OH on ringe)
-imide (NH between 2 ketones) 7
common basic functional groups
-amine (-NH)
-imidazoles (pentagon)
-anilines (-NH2 off ring)
-pyridines (-N in ring)
non-ionizable functional groups
-alchol
-aldehydes
-ketones
-amides (-NH2 off of C=O)
-esters
-ethers
Proton donor
acid
-protonated
proton acceptor
base
-deprotonated
Lowry-Bronsted
HA + H2O <-> A- + H3O+
acid base base acid
B+ H2O <-> BH+ + OH-
base acid acid base
Ka
-dissociation constant
=[H+][A-]/[HA]
henderson-hasselbach
pH = pKa + log [A-]/[HA]
[B]/[BH+] for base
base/acid
-plot is S shape for acid
-Z for base
high pKa
stronger base
pKa
-pH where 50% of compound ionized
- -logKa
Salt
-precipitation stops indefinite solubility
-at high pH for acidic drugs
-at low pH for basic drugs
solubility
-dependent on pH
-sum of [ionized] + [unionized]
Which form of the drug is MORE soluble
IONIZED
Which form of the drug is LESS soluble
UNionized
physiological pH range
1-8.5
Solubility equation
Stot = SHA(1+10^(pH-pKa))
solubility of acidic drug when pH «_space;pKa
-nearly independent of pH
Crystals
-opposite of salt
-neutral form
-at LOW pH for acidic drug
-at HIGH pH for basic drug
Crystalluria
-formation of CRYSTALS in urine
-can be caused by precipitation of drug
-at LOW solubility
Indinavir
-weak base
-HIV protease inhbitor
-excreted by kidney
=kidney stones, renal failure etc due to precipitation in the urinary tract (low pH=very soluble)
-crystals formed at HIGH pH
Glomerular filtration
-drugs with MW LESS than 20,000 pass irrespective of charge
-some drugs actively secreted into proximal tubule
-passive absorption of LIPID (UNionized) soluble components occurs in DISTAL tubule
Distal tubule of glomerulus
-passive absorption of LIPID (UNionized) soluble components
-**does NOT reabsorb ionzed compounds = excretes them **
Affect of urine pH on amphetamine (BASIC drug) clearance
-half-life of drug increases with pH
-low pH: faster
-high pH: slower, reabsorbed