PHARMACOKINETICS Flashcards
AND PHARMACODYNAMICS
how the drug affects the body
Pharmacodynamics
how the body acts on the drug
Pharmacokinetics
is the study of the interactions
between the chemical
components of living systems
and the foreign chemicals,
including drugs that enter those
systems.
PHARMACODYNAMICS
Drugs usually work in one of four ways: RIDI
- To replace as substitutes for
missing chemicals - To increase certain
cellular activities - To depress cellular
activities - To interfere with functioning of foreign
cells, such as invading
microorganisms or neoplasms leading
to cell death
are medications used to treat cancer.
These drugs work by targeting and killing cancer cells, often by interfering with their growth and division processes.
chemotherapeutic agents
Specific areas on cell
membranes
Receptor Sites
react with certain
chemicals to cause an effect
within the cell
Receptor Sites
what breaks down the
reacting chemicals and open
the receptor site for further
stimulation?
Enzymes
Interact directly with receptor sites to cause the same activity that natural chemicals would cause at that site
Agonists
Prevent breakdown of natural chemicals that are
stimulating the receptor site
Inhibitors
React with receptor sites to block normal stimulation, producing no effect
Competitive Antagonist
React with specific receptor sites on a cell and by
reacting there prevent the reaction of another
chemical with a different receptor site on that cell
Non Competitive Antagonist
Drugs also can cause their effects by interfering with the
Enzyme System
act as catalysts for various chemical
reactions
Enzyme system
Enzyme systems work in a what fashion?
cascade fashion
what do u call when with one
enzyme activating another, and then that enzyme activating another, until a cellular reaction eventually occurs
cascade fashion
The ability of a drug to
attack only those
systems found in foreign
cells
Selective Toxicity
involves the study of absorption, distribution, metabolism
(biotransformation), and excretion of drugs
Pharmacokinetics
In clinical practice, pharmacokinetic considerations includes…ODTDMS
- onset of drug action
- drug half life
- timing of the peak effect
- duration of drug effects
- metabolism
- Site of excretion
(how long it will take to see the beginning of the
therapeutic effect),
Onset of drug action
(how long it
will take to see the maximum effect of the drug)
timing of peak effect
(how long the patient will experience the drug effects)
duration of drug effect
The amount of drug that is needed to cause a therapeutic effect
Critical Concentration
A higher dose than that usually used for treatment to reach critical concentration quickly
Loading Dose
Dynamic Equilibrium; processes:
- Absorption from the site of entry
- dISTRIBUTION TO THE ACTIVE SITE
- biotransformation in the liver
- Excretion from the body
Refers to what happens to a drug from the time
it is introduced to the body until it reaches the
circulating fluids and tissues
Absorption