pharmacokinetics Flashcards
parmacokinetics = ADME
ADME Absorption Distribution Metabolism Excretion
ratio of molar mass to the molar mass constant
molecular weight MW
Molecular weight – why important for drugs
g/mol
most drugs in range of 250-450
* passage through pores
solubility goes up as _____ goes up
temperature – usually
the maximum concentration of a substance that may be completely dissolved in a given solvent at a given temp/ pressure
solubility
the only form of an aqueous solution that a drug can be absorved into the gen circulation to exert a therapeutic effect
aqueous solubility
factors that affect drug solubility 4
- temp
- multiple solutes
- solute/solvent polarities
- pH
drug must be soluble in _______ to pass through membrane and soluble in ____ to be disolved. conundrum
lipid-
water
solvents may be ______, _______, or _______
polar, semi-polar, non-polar
like dissolves _____
like
semi-polar solvent ex.
alcohols and ketones–may be added to improve solubility of polar and non-polar liquids
molecular state=
ionic state=
undissociated states -
dissociated states
altering the pH of solution or using the ____ form of the compound may ^ or v solubility
salt–
Form a solvent system of optimum polarity or mix solvents of dif polarities to form a solvent system of optimum polarity to dissolve the solute
solvent blending or cosolvency
most drugs exist as weak _________; either weak ______ or weak _______
electrolyte-
acid or base
molecule that takes on (-) by giving H+
acid– HA = A- + H+
molecule that accept proton and become + charge molecule
cation- anion
BH+ = B + H+
salt form
A- or BH+
the pH at which 50% of the molecules are ionized and 50% are unionized
pKa
pKa
pH at which 50% of the molecuels are ionized and 50% are unionized
if has + or - sign
soluble in water
unionized form of acid or base (respectively)
HA or B
more soluble salt form:
biologically active acid or base:
A- or BH+
HA or B
In biological systems drug will move back and forth
henderson-Hasselbalch equation
pH = pKa + log study pic on page 6 of notes
in acidic environment if pH < pKa
more HA and BH+
in basic environment if pH >pKa
more A- and B
a weakly acidic drug will accumulate on the more ____ side of membrane
basic
weakly basic drug will accumulate on the more _____ side
acidic
for our purposes HA=
nonpolar so well move through GI wall –HA will be made in highly H+ environment of stomach–trapped out of stomach
in stomach HA will be made preferentially from A- + H+ then
move out of stomach and be turned back to A- + H+ and be trapped in blood
interplay of ionized and unionized form leads to
trapping–as in kidneys–> body can alkalized urine to “trap” drugs wo we can get rid of them
some drugs are weak base liquids naturally but can be _____ with another ____ to make it a _____
pairing-
ion-
salt
second name in generic drug name
salt molecule that drug is paired to– i.e. fluiticasone PROPRIONATE
pairing can be through ____ or _____ bonds
covalent or ionic
zonula occludens aka
tight junctions (protected tissues)–limit membrane permeability to ion channels
protected tissues
BBB
movement into area through GAP between cells
paracellular pathway–some leaky for small solutes and ions
paracellular pathway vs.
transcellular pathway (BBB’s only path)
no energy needed aside from concentration gradient
passive diffusion
key method for drug distribution to unrestricted tisues
paracellular pathways
key driving force for paracellular pathway
hydrostatic pressure (also influenced by oncotic pressure and drug concentration gradient)
requires energy
active transport
Rate of diffusion=
concentration grade X surface area X diffusion coefficent/ Membrane thickness
diffusion coefficent =
permeability/ molecular weight
Diffusion rate increased by:
- ^ concentration gradient (large dif inside and out)
- ^ surface area
- ^ diffusion coefficent (^ perm membrane & v MW)
- small membrane thickness
- ^ lipid/water partition coefficient (lipophilic solutes have larger coefficients)
Active transport is: 2
- Primary active transport (protein directly uses energy 2 transport
- Secondary active transport uses electrochemical potential difference to fuel transport (coupled transport = symporters/antiporters)
process of engulfing particles or dissolved materials by cell
- endocytosis
2. exocytosis
connected to absorption is the _____ __ _______
route of administration–formulated w/ this in mind
why would DISSOLUTION/ ABSORPTION rate need to be changed?
to prolong the duration of action (“controlled release” “extended release”)
step 2 of drug absorption
dissolution–usually takes place in stomach but can be coated for later release
How is dissolution rate slowed
- water-insoluble coating
- drug embedded in matrix
- etc.
Mostly absorbed in L intestines
if absorption slowed too much
active drug will be excreted
drug in
Stomach:
Small intestines
Large intestines
2-4 hrs (depends on acidity–more food=^acidity–> ^ dissolu.)
4-10 hrs
12-15 hrs
oral drug must cross _____ ____ lining GI tract before entering circ system
epithelial cells
time drug given
zero time
the extent and rate at which the active moity (drug or metabolite) enters systemic sirculation
bioavailability
bioavailability of IV drug admin
100%
moity
drug or metabolite
causes for low bioavailability
- insufficient absorption (insufficient time, reduced absorption)
- first-pass metabolism
- age, sex, physical activity, genetics, stress, GI problems, surg, etc.
Bioavailability assessed by AUC
area under the curve–
X axis: time
Y axis: plasma drug concentration
AUC of IV admin at zero time
100%
biovailability (AUC) measured with
frequent drug draws after drug administration
time when maximum plasma drug concentration occurs
peak time (most widely used general index of absorption rate)
Tmax
time it took to reach Cmax (peak drug concentration in plasma)
process of the delivery of a drug from systemic circulation to tissues
distribution
distribution to –>
extravascular fluid vs.
site of action
ECF and ICF in __________ equilibrium
osmotic–solute concentration on each side are balanced) i.e. no osmosis
fluid component of blood
plasma (intravascular compartment) of ECF
kidney has speciealized cells that detect the ________ ______ gradients–> signal to either ^orv pressure
hydrostatic pressure
cond. too much fluid in interstitial compartment
edema
interstitial compartment supplied and collected by
lymph vessels
space where there is no physiological functions for that fluid
“third space”
TBW raises as we get ______
older
Two phases of distribution
- cardiac output and regional blood flow
2. total equilibrium of blood
Vd –pg 28 in packet
apparent volume of distribution–refers to the space in the body into which the drug apears to disseminate
Vd
over time: plasma => plasma+interstial fluid=>plasma+interstitial fluid+intracellular
just in plasma:
low Vd- (mostly likely bound to plasma proteins cant escape)
large concentration
distributed to all compartments
high Vd-
small concentration
Vd tells us _____ drug is distributed but not ______
where-
why
proteins in general are weakly ____
basic – likes to bind to acids–so acidic drugs will bind to albumin and stay in blood plasma
basic drugs tend to want to bind to ____ ______
tissue proteins (vs. plasma)–thus high Vd
most common protein in whole body
albumin in plasma–made in liver
drug able to have physiological effect
unbound and ionized–non-depot bound
alpha1- acid glycoprotein and lipoprotiens
binds weak bases in plasma–low CAPACITY high AFFINITY