MT1 - Review - Important Concepts Flashcards
Pharmacology is derived from what two words?
What do they mean?
Pharmakon - magical substance, treatment or poison
logos - word, discourse, or bodies of knowledge
Provide the biological functioning classification of drugs.
1 - Drugs with selective toxicity (penicillin)
2 - Drugs used to replace inadequacies or naturally occuring substances (insulin)
3 - Drugs that change regulation (birth control)
4 - Drugs that alter mood or behaviour (alcohol)
Provide the clinical purpose classification of drugs.
1 - Curing illnesses (penicillin)
2 - Preventing diseases (vaccine)
3 - Improving health/quality of life (sleeping pills)
What are common routes of administration?
Oral ingestion, injection
What are the factors to consider when choosing a route of administration?
Molecular properties of the drug Physiological nature of the route Patient compliance Onset of action Condition being treated Systemic or local effect Metabolism
What are the different parenteral routes of administration?
IV - to vein
IM - to muscle
SC - to fat or CT
IO - to bone marrow
What are the other administration routes?
Sublingual, transdermal, rectal, topical, pulmonary
Dosage forms of enteral administration
Tablet, capsule, elixir, solution, syrup
Advantages of enteral administration
safest
most convenient
most economical
Disadvantages of enteral administration
Limited absorption for lipid soluble drugs
Certain drugs cause emesis (irritation)
Destruction of the drug due to low pH, food or other drugs
What is the dosage form of parenteral administration?
injections
Advantages of parenteral administration
Rapid, extensive and predictable
Effective dose can be delivered efficiently during emergency
Drug delivered in active form
Disadvantages of parenteral route
Pain
Asepsis must be maintained
Training required
Dosage form of sublingual
Orodisperable or orally disintegrating tablets
Transdermal dosage form
Cream, past, controlled-release patches
Rectal dosage form
Suppository
Pulmonary dosage form
Volatile liquids, aerosols, gases
Difference between topical and transdermal?
Topical - local - site of administration is the site of action
Transdermal - systemic - site of administration is not the site of action
Provide the route of administration and effective time in order of increasing time
IV, IO > endotracheal, inhalation > sublingual > IM > SC > rectal > ingestion > [transdermal] (Variable)
Factors affecting the strength of an acid
Any factor stabilizing the conjugate base will make a stronger acid:
- resonance and induction stabilization
- reduction of electron density on the atom
Factors affecting the strength of a base
Availability of lone pair electrons
Improving the formulation of a biological compound that dissolves poorly can be accomplished by?
- create/form a salt
- decrease particle size
- find and use a better solvent
What are the immiscible solvents used to determine the P-value?
What phases do they represent?
water - aqueous phase
n-octanol - organic phase