Pharmacodynamics Flashcards
medication error
a mistake made during the ordering or administration of a medication
adverse drug event (ADE)
harm resulting from the use of a medication, regardless if an error was made.
adverse drug reaction (ADR)
an adverse drug event that was unpreventable and NOT caused by an error. ADR may warrant a change in therapy.
5 steps of the drug-use process
assess select optimal regimen dispense + counsel administration monitor & follow up
evidence based pharmacology: 3 degrees of sophistication
1st degree- reviews of EBP guidelines and textbooks with evidence links
2nd degree- electronic database of systematic reviews/meta analysis
3rd degree- lit searches using electronic database (lexicomp, etc)
intended drug effect vs adverse effect
intended “on target” effect - drug does what it is supposed to.
adverse effect - drug has another effect outside of intended effect. this can be negative or can cause the drug to be used to a separate benefit (ie latisse)
G protein coupled receptor process
GDP is bound to the protein complex at rest. When agonist/ligand binds, GDP exchanges into GTP (cellular energy). The subunit is activated (beta, gamma, alpha) by this energy and moves across the cell membrane. Alpha will find the effector protein and illicit the desired response.
G coupled protein receptor: Gs
Effector protein: inc adenylyl cyclase
effect: inc cAMP
G coupled protein receptor: Gi
effector protein: dec adenylyl cyclase
effect: dec cAMP, inc K efflux
G coupled protein receptor: Gq
effector protein: inc PLC-Beta
effect: inc Ca2+
G coupled protein receptor: G12
effector protein: inc Rho
effect: contractility, shape
How do opiates or cannabis prevent pain pathway from firing?
they both effect K+ channels by activating GIRK channels which efflux K+. This causes hyperpolarization.
3 Types of Ion Channels
Voltage gated
Ligand gated
G protein gated
Voltage gated Na+ channel explanation
Na+ channels will be blocked by drug. Inhibitory effect takes place because negative membrane potential is maintained. Hyperpolarization may occur, meaning it will take more stimulation for depolarization to occur.
Voltage gated Ca2+ channel explanation
Calcium channel is blocked. Membrane potential cannot get more positive to depolarize.
Two types of ligand gated ion channels
excitatory and inhibitory
ligand vs voltage gated channels
ligand gated channels- aiming to depolarize thru excitatory (glutamate) or hyper polarize (GABA)
voltage- blocking the channel, preventing influx of cations.
Excitatory Ligand Channels (and who is regulating them?)
these facilitate the movement of cations to cause depolarization (ie influx of ca2+)
GLUTAMATE
Inhibitory ligand channels (and who regulates them?)
conducts the movement of chloride to cause hyperpolarization (ie: cl- influx keeps membrane potential negative and even hyper polarized)
GABA
ligand gated ion channel: drugs that act on them act by
regulating the influx of ions into the cell in order to preserve or alter the membrane potential.
drugs that act on ligand gated Cl- receptor act by ____ (and who activates it?)
gaba activation causes influx of Cl-, hyperpolarizing the membrane potential, making it unable to depolarize.
Drugs that act on ATP gated K+ channel
anti diabetic drugs inhibit the K+ (efflux) channel. This leads to depolarization, opening of Ca channels, and downstream anti diabetic effects.
enzyme linked receptor activation and response
when activated by the agonist, they phosphorylate other proteins.
main channel for enzyme linked receptors
insulin channel
enzyme linked receptors - intrinsic
capacity to phosphorylate other proteins. intrinsic relies on protein kinases.