Midterm Flashcards
What is pharmocokinetics
the study of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
What is pharmaceutics?
the formulation and preparation of drugs
What is pharmacoeconominics?
the study of the economic impact of drugs
What is toxicology?
the study of the harmful effects of chemicals
What is pharmacognosy?
the study of the medicinal uses of naturally occurring compounds
What is pharmacy?
the preparation and dispensing of drugs
What is pharmacogenetics?
genetic influences by and on drugs
What is pharmacodynamics
physiological and biochemical mechanism of action of drugs
What is pharmacogenomics?
identifies discrete genetic differences among individuals that play a critical role in drug response
What is pharmacoepidemiology?
the study of the use and effects of drugs on large groups of people
What is a ligand?
chemical substance that binds to a specific receptor
What does an agonist do?
Bind to a receptor and stimulates that receptor response
What does an antagonist do?
Binds to a receptor and blocks that receptor response
Competitive binding vs. noncompetitive binding
competitive binding is reversible (most drugs) and noncompetitive binding is nonreversible
What does ED50 mean?
Effective dose for 50% of the population
What does TD50 mean?
Toxic dose for 50% of the population
What does LD50 mean?
Lethal dose for 50% of the population
What does LD50/ED50 indicate?
The therapeutic index
What does therapeutic index mean?
estimation of drug dosage which can treat disease effectively while staying within safety range
What is the receptor theory?
The concept that certain drugs produce their effects by acting specifically at a receptor site on a cell or within a cell or its membrane
Types of bonds from strongest to weakest
covalent , ionic, hydrogen, hydrophobic, van der Waals
What is efficacy?
the amount of drug to produce the desired effect
what is individual variability?
some variability in one person due to outside factors
What does the drug response curve show?
allows you to determine the: 1. affinity (potency) 2. Efficacy 3. Variability 4. Slope
What is therapeutic range?
The blood levels needed for drug to be effective without being toxic
What is down-regulation?
Continued simulation of cells by an agonist causing desensitization from continued or subsequent exposure to the same concentration of drug
What is up-regulation?
Continued exposure to an antagonist leading to increase in number and sensitivity of the receptors as a response to a chronic blockade
Pregnancy category A
Controlled studies show no risk to fetus
Pregnancy category B
animal-reproduction studies have not demonstrated fetal risk, but there are no studies in woman
Pregnancy category C
Studies in animals have revealed adverse effects and no studies in women or no studies in animal or women are available. Medicine should only be given if potential benefit outweighs potential risk
Pregnancy category D
Positive evidence of fetal risk but benefits to treat serious disease in women may be acceptable despite risk
Pregnancy Category X
Studies in women and animals show fetal abnormalities and should never be given to women who are or may become pregnant
What is bioavailability?
The amount of drug absorbed into the blood from the different routes
Bioavailability of IV
100%
Bioavailability of IM
75-100
Bioavailability of SQ
75-100
Bioavailability of PO
5-100, may have significant first-pass effect
Bioavailability of rectal
30-100, less first pass than oral
Bioavailability of Inhalation
5-100, rapid onset
Bioavailability of Transdermal
80-100, slow absorption, prolonged duration of action
What is drug ionization?
pKa is the ionization constant of a chemical compound. the pH at which the drug will exist in solution as 50% ionized and 50% non-ionized.
What type of drug crosses the blood-brain barrier, ionized or non-ionized?
non-ionized which is lipid soluble