Pharm Flashcards
Low Molecular Weight Drugts
<100, can get more places, have less specific actions
High Molecular Weight Drugs
> 1000, are often poorly absorbed and distributed
Water Solubility
Function of electrostatic charge of the molecules
Lipid Solubility
Inversely proportional to the charge
First Order Elimination
Constant T1/2, 50% decrement per time interval
Zero Order Elimination
Constant elimination (alcohol)
ED95
The concentration of drug needed to obtain 95% of maximal effect
Anesthesia Induction & ED 95
Give 2-3 times ED95 to achieve rapid onset & know it will take a given length of time for effects to wear off
Volume of Distribution
Units of drug in body/ units of drug in plasma. (Low means most of the drug is in the plasma and very little has moved elsewhere, high means drug moves throughout the body)
Clearance
Rate of Elimination / plasma drug concentration.
Phase I Reactions
Converts parent drug to more polar (water soluble) - P450 Dependent, Independent, Hydrolyses, Reduction
Phase I P450 Dependent Reactions
Hydroxylation, deakylation, oxidation, deamination
Phase I P450 Independent Reactions
Amine oxidation, dehydrogenation
Phase I Hydrolyses
Esters, Amides
Phase II Reactions
Conjugate drug with polar moeity to make it more water soluble - Glucuronidation, acetylation, glutathione & glycine conjugation, sulfation, methylation