General Concepts Flashcards
- AUC is a measure of ______ based on the total area under the _____, as determined mathematically by _________.
- Depends on ____, _____, and _________.
- Related to CL how?
exposure, plasma concentration-time curve, trapezoid rule
Dose, F, CL
CL = DOSE / AUC
Vd- definition
- relationship to CL and t(1/2)
- relationship to plasma and tissue binding
- effect of binding on Vd
Proportionality constant relating half life to CL
Vd = CL x [t(1/2) / 0.693]
Vd = Vp + Vt (fu/fut)
Tissue vol influenced by degree of protein and tissue binding
Increase in protein binding without tissue binding changes will cause decrease in fu and a decrease in Vd
Primary route of elimination for most molecules
hepatic CL (CLliver usually = CLtotal body)
2 ways to reduce dose frequency
modify CL or Vdss
PD describes
relationship bw drug and concentration at receptor, and pharmacological/tox effects produced
Bioavailability is a measure of
rate and extent of absorption into systemic circulation
Absorption describes
rate and extent of drug entry into body following extravascular dosing
Which 2 PK parameters have an effect on ABSORPTION and DISTRIBUTION
F and V
First-pass metabolism definition, where can it occur
drug is absorbed from GI tract, passes via the portal vein into the liver where some drugs are metabolized, reducing amt that reaches systemic circ.
can occur in GUT and LIVER
For oral drug absorption, what is primary site? what is rate of absorption controlled by? which kind of drugs absorbed most rapidly?
for ORAL- primary site is small intestine, rate controlled by release of drug from dosage form
most rapid- unionized form
Following IV bolus, the drug is distributed by ________ , and the pattern of distribution depends on _________
distributed by blood flow, pattern of distribution depends on drug properties
Volume of distribution - definition? describes extent of distribution where?
equation that relates it to plasma conc?
V = APPARENT volume into which the drug is distributed to provide same concentration as plasma.
Describes extent of distribution outside sampling site.
V = AMT OF DRUG IN BODY / AMT OF DRUG IN PLASMA
Metabolism - definition
Excretion - definition
PK parameters?
metabolism- enzyme mediated change in drug
excretion- physical removal of molecule from body
PK parameters: CL (renal + metabolic = total)
Which drugs are eliminated more efficiently (in terms of lipophilicity)?
hydrophilic (polar) drugs
What is most important organ for excretion of drugs and metabolites? How else can drugs be excreted?
kidney (drugs also can be excreted in feces if unabsorbed oral drugs, or if the drug/metabolite is excreted in bile and not reabsorbed from intestinal tract)
Half-life - definition, relationship to CL and V
Time needed for half of drug to be eliminated from body
Depends on efficiency of metabolism and excretion (CL), and V
t(1/2) = Vd * 0.693/CL
What are the PK parameters for absorption? for metabolism and excretion?
absorption - F
metabolism / excretion = CL
allometry
half life is longer in larger animals
ECCS
framework to help identify major elimination pathway of a drug (small <400, big >400)
1- acid/zwit, high perm, 1a= small (metab), 2b= big (hepatic uptake)
2- base/neutral, high perm (metab)
3- acid/zwit, LOW perm, 3a= small (renal CL), 3b = big (renal CL or hepatic uptake)
4- base/ neutral, low perm (renal CL)
Compartment models vs. NCA
compartment- finite # of homogenous, well-mixed compartments, parameters are flow between compartments, Vc, etc.
NCA- no compartment structure, parameters determined by data inspection / approximating (AUC)
PBPK models take into account?
tissue volumes & flows
- each tissue divided into vascular, interstitial, cell spaces
- considers transfer / binding/ elimination mechanisms
What can limit F?
1st pass metabolism
What are the 2 phases of metabolism?
- primarily in liver
- Phase I- oxidation via cypP450, reduction, hydrolysis
- Phase 2- conjugation (glucuronidation, acetylation, sulfation), phase II converts parent drug to more polar inactive metabolites
Drugs metabolized via Phase I have ____. Drugs metabolized via Phase II are __________. Special populations?
- longer half lives
- renally excreted
- geriatric patients have decreased phase I, so they metab drugs via phase II.
- patients deficient in acetylation capacity (slow acetylators) may have prolonged or toxic responses to normal doses of drugs due to decreased metab.
low therapeutic index
drugs that move quickly from ranges that are therapeutic to toxic
What determines both half-life and first order elimination rate constant?
CL
What happens to half-life when Vd increases?
increases
What happens to half-life when CL increases?
decreases
The relationship between Vd and CL?
independent
Distribution is into _____, and is mediated by___ or _____.
What is a drug property that can limit distribution?
into extracellular and intracellular fluids, mediated by passive or transport-mediated.
high polarity can limit intracell access.
How is V related to plasma conc?
V = amount in body / plasma conc.