Lecture 01 - Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Flashcards
What is pharmacology
studies the interactions between living organisms and chemicals that affect function
What is toxicology
examines undesirable effects of chemicals on living systems
What is pharmacodynamics
therapeutic and/or toxic actions of the drug on the body, receptor interactions, concentration-effect component
What is pharmacokinetics
effects of the body on the drug, dose-concentration component
What is pharmcogenetics
effects of genetics on how the drug is metabolized by the body and affects the body
Why are pharmacokinetics useful
to predict the effectiveness of different drugs or different dosage strategies as well as predicting blood levels in an individual under specific conditions
What is LADME
liberation, absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination
What are metabolism and elimination together called
clearance
What is availability
a function of liberation and absorption
What effects liberation of a drug
formulation, ionization state, environmental pH
What effects absorption of a drug
gastrointestinal factors, physicochemical drug properties, transporters, route of administration
What is absorption
the drug moves from site of administration across cell membranes into the circulation
What is passive transport
diffusion from high to low, does not use ATP
What is active transport
movement from low to high, uses ATP
What is the charge state of a carboxcylic acid if pH<pKa
not ionized