Pharm Tech Flashcards
advantages of parenteral delivery
1) bypass first pass
2) control dosage (customisable)
3) sustained release
4) ideal for non-compliant, unconscious or dysphagic patient
disadvantages/barrier for parenteral delivery
1) IM, IV, SC need to cross BBB
2) problems with dilution and distribution
3) reticuloendothelial system: immune cells phagocytose drug
4) invasive
5) need trained medical professional
6) need sterility
blood to brain delivery - general
- reticuloendothelial system (RES)
- drug will distribute everywhere if no active targeting
blood to brain delivery - crossing BBB
1) paracellular, transcellular
2) active efflux transporters
- remove drugs from organs (brain) into lumen (blood)
blood to brain delivery - crossing BBB - types of efflux transporters
1) carrier mediated transporters (CMT)
- drug form complex w carrier at apical side (face outside) -> transported across membrane
- drug diffuse through epithelial cell -> form another complex at basal side (face inside) -> enter brain interstitial fluid/CSF
2) receptor-mediated transporters (RMT)
- drug bind to receptor -> internalised by membrane -> exocytosis into brain interstitial fluid/CSF
Lipinski’s rule of 5 for IV, IM, SC
- weight < 500 Da
- H bond donor ≤ 5
- H bond acceptor ≤ 10
- Log P < 5
Lipinski’s rule of 5 for CNS
- weight < 450 Da
- H bond donor < 3
- H bond acceptor < 7
- Log P: 1 - 3
- unionised
ideal properties for parenteral
- pH ideally 7.4, IM 3-11, SC 3-6
- tonicity 280-290 mOsm/L, hypertonic > hypotonic
- X visible particles
excipients list for parenteral
1) diluent/solvent
- sesame oil (form depot in IM space)
2) buffer
- sodium acetate, citrate, phosphates, lactate
3) buffer/pH adjuster
- L-methionine (antioxidant)
4) preservatives
- minimal for intrathecal cuz might inflamme brain
- benzyl alcohol, chlorbutanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, phenol, thiomersal
5) tonicity adjusting agent + cryoprotectant
- mannitol
6) tonicity adjusting agent
- NaCl
7) solvent
- ethanol, PEG, propylene glycol
8) solvent + tonicity adjusting agent
- glycerin, glycerol, glycine
9) surfactant
- polysorbate 20 and 80
types of packaging for parenteral drug
1) glass ampoules (scored for breakage)
2) glass vials w rubber stopper (for powder that need reconstitution, sterile water included w product)
3) pre-filled syringes
(all these need to withstand sterilisation process)
advantages of transdermal delivery
1) controlled release via reservoirs and duration of contact = decrease dosing frequency
2) no GI degradation/irritation
3) bypass hepatic first pass
4) easy termination of output
5) non-invasive
disadvantages and barriers of transdermal delivery
1) variability between people and location of administration
2) stratum corneum slow absorption
3) skin irritation
4) can be removed by patients
5) metabolic enzymes on skin
6) systemic SE
7) need to cross BBB
factors affecting transdermal delivery
1) skin condition
- affected by age, disease, injury, site
- can become dry, scaly, hydrophilic
2) skin thickness
3) hydration of skin
- water occupy and swell intercellular space -> more plump -> increased transport
4) stimulation of skin
- sound, ionisation, heat
5) physicochemical properties of drug
6) permeation enhancers
- reversibly reduce barrier resistance of stratum corneum wo damaging viable cells
7) concentration gradient
8) area of contact between formulation and skin
ideal drug properties for transdermal
Lipinski rule of 5
- weight < 500 Da
- H bond donor ≤ 5
- H bond acceptor ≤ 10
- Log P 1 - 3
- unionised
explanation of excipients for transdermal delivery
1) preservatives
- patch exposed to pathogens in air once open packaging
- patch placed on skin for long periods of time
2) solvent/co-solvent
3) viscosity modifier
- determine how much drug released over time
- more viscos = slower diffusion, release and absorption
4) permeation enhancer
- interact with bilayer and improve absorption
- placed on adhesive surface
5) adhesives