Knipp's 2nd Set Flashcards
Sites of Drug Metabolism
- First Pass Metabolism: GI, liver
- Systemic Metabolism: blood stream
Classes of Metabolism
Phase 1: metabolism of main compound
Ex. decarboxylases, oxygenase, deamidation
Phase 2: metabolism through addition, conjugation
Ex. glucuronidation, sulfation
Phase 3: transport - multidrug resistance
Objectives of Drug Metabolism
- eliminate the pharmacological activity of drug
- make a compound continuously more soluble until it cannot escape excretion
How to get Drug Metabolism
- change molecules shape to block its receptor binding
- change molecules lipophilic character to a more hydrophilic character & increase solubility
- increase molecules size
- make molecule more recognizable to efflux pumps
Metabolic Enzymes
- defense mechanism to highly lipophilic, aromatics that naturally occur in environment
Phase 1 Metabolism Focus
Cytochrome P450 –> CYP3A4
CYP3A5 actually metabolize many compounds thought to be done by CYP3A4
Process of Oral Absorption
- Drug molecule at surface dissolves to form saturated solution
- Dissolve drug pass throughout the dissolve fluid and diffuse from high to low concentration
- Drug molecules diffuse through bulk solution to mucosa
- Absorbed
Particle Size
- surface area increases as solids are broken into smaller pieces
- Increased SA leads to Increased Dissolution Rate
Dissolution
Rate of Dissolution
- dM/dt
- change in amount of mass of solution over time
Dependents of Dissolution
D: diffusion coefficient
S: surface area of tablet
h: thickness of layer
Cd: concentration of drug in donor
Ca: concentration of drug in bulk solution
Noyes Whitney Equation
dM/dt = DS/h (Cd-Ca)
- dissolution rate is proportional to D
- increase rate of diffusion –> increase dissolution
- dissolution rate is proportional to particle surface area
- dissolution rate is proportional to difference in concentration gradient
- high to low
- dissolution rate is inverse proportional to h
- increased h = less steep concentration gradient
- decrease h by increasing stirring rate
Permeability
- diffusion across a cell membrane barrier
Factors Limiting Oral Drug Absorption
Solubility
Dissolution
Permeability
Limited Solubility
Dissolution is fast
Permeability is Fast
Drug doesn’t get in solution
Observations:
- gut is saturated by high dose
- absorption does not increase with increased dose
Limited Dissolution
Tdiss is greater than residence time
Permeability is fast
Cant get out of dosage form
Observations:
- dissolution can be enhanced by particle size reduction
- absorption increases with increasing dose
Limited Permeability
Dissolution is fast
Permeability is low
Observations:
- amount of drug absorbed increases with increased dose
Rate Limiting Factors of Permeability
Physiochemical properties of drug
Physiochemical properties of membrane