General Pharmacology Flashcards
What drugs inhibit the CYP450 enzymes?
Sodium valproate Isoniazid Cimetidine Ketoconazole Alcohol (acute) Chloramphenicol Erythromycin Sulfonamides Ciprofloxacin Omeprazole Metronidazole
What is pharmacokinetics?
What the body does to the drug
ADME
What is bioavailability of a drug?
The fraction of a dose which finds its way into a body compartment (usually the circulation)
How do you work out oral bioavailability?
Area under curve Oral divided by
Area under curve IV
What affects oral bioavailability?
Drug formulation
Age
Food
First-pass metabolism
What is first-pass metabolism?
Any metabolism occurring before the drug enters the systemic circulation
Mainly liver, portal venous system and gut lumen
What is volume of distribution?
A measure of how widely a drug is distributed in body tissues
How do you calculate volume of distribution?
Dose divided by plasma concentration of drug
What drugs induce the CYP450 enzymes?
Carbamazepine Rifampicin Alcohol (chronic) Phenytoin Griseofulvin Phenobarbitone Sulphonylureas
What drug overdoses would cause the pupils to be dilated?
Anti-cholinergics (TCAs)
Sympathetomimetics (amphetamines)
Ethanol
What drug overdoses cause constricted pupils?
Opiates
Nerve agents
What poisoning causes hypo ventilation?
Opiates
Carbon monoxide
What overdose can lead to respiratory alkalosis?
Salicylates
What drug overdose commonly causes hypokalaemia?
Beta agonists
What drug overdoses commonly lead to hypoglycaemia?
Insulin
Alcohol