Pharm 3. Flashcards
What volume is the plasma approximately?
3L
What volume is the interstitial fluid approximately?
9L
If a drug can cross the capillary membrane, what is the total volume it is in?
12L
What volume is the intracellular fluid?
28L
If a drug can cross the cells membrane, what is the total volume it is in?
40L
What is the equation for volume of distribution of a drug?
Vd = dose / Cp (concentration in plasma)
If the volume of distribution is large, what does that say about the drug?
It is dissolved over more body fluid
How can you find the volume of distribution using liters and kg?
Vd = L / Kg
How are doses for average adults determined?
established in volunteer trials - standard doses vs. weight based vs BSA
How are doses for pediatrics determined?
weight based dosing (mg/Kg)
What is the effect of protein binding a drug?
can be stuck in plasma - may need a loading dose Vd = 3L
What is the effect of high degree of tissue binding
High apparent Vd > 40L
Vi
plasma volume
Vt
total Vd
What are the factors affecting distribution?
blood flow (distribute first to vascular organs), ability of drug to enter fluid space (pH, binding, transport, lipid, etc), time after administration, redistribution, size of patient
What is the special consideration for distribution with the placenta?
placenta has no barrier to drugs that are
blood brain barrier
anatomical protective barrier - created by existence of tight junctions between capillary endothelial cells and the choroid plexus cells in ventricles
How does a drug enter the CNS?
lipid soluble or transported by a carrier mediated mechanism
What are the consequences of the BBB?
can affect apparent drug potency, may need lipid soluble precursors of active drug (dopa-dopamine), will create special problems in treating overdoses, may necessitate the direct injection of certain drugs into CNS