EXAM 1 Material Only Week 1 Flashcards
Pharmacokinetics
ADME of drugs
Absorption
Route of administration to body
Routes of Administration
IV, PO, Sublingual, Topical, Opthalmic, Rectal
Bioavailability
Amount of drug available after absorption/metabolism to produce an active effect
Which routes avoid first-pass effect
Iv, Sublingual, Buccal, and Rectal
Distribution
Process of drug movement through the body
Distribution dependant on
Size, Charge, and structure
Drugs can passively diffuse when
Small and uncharged
Weak acids will be trapped in
Basic environments
Weak bases will be trapped in
Acidic environments
Drugs bind to plasma proteins to
Normalize concentration in body
Bypass liver and kidney
Stay in body longer
Plasma Protein concentration affected by
Malnourishment
Liver disease
MI
Stress
Infection
Albumin
Major protein of blood
Normally too large to be excreted by the kidneys
Volume of distribution
Dose of Drug/Plasma concentration of drug
Metabolism
Process of making a drug more hydrophilic for excretion
Phase 1 Metabolism involves what rxn
Reduction, Oxygenation, Hydrolysis
Metabolism primarily occurs in
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum in liver cells but can occur throughout body
Phase 2 Metabolism involves what rxn
Conjugation/Synthetic
More polar and easier to excrete
Phase 1 Metabolism uses what main enzyme family
Cyp450 (Primarily CYP3A)
Main Family and Subunits of CYP450?
CYP3 (CYP3A4, 5, 7)
Phase 2 uses what main enzyme family?
UGT
What are SNP
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms - Minor mutations in a protein that lead to metabolic activity changes
What is a Prodrug
Inactive components that need to be metabolized to become active
Example of a Prodrug (Opioids)
Codeine (inactive) to Morphine (active)
What is a Metabolite
Product of metabolism (Active or inactive)
Lipophilic Drugs can/can’t be excreted?
Can’t