Pharmacokinetics Flashcards
What is pharmacokinetics?
The study of the kinetics of drug absorption and disposition
What is the equation for the concept of distribution (VD) of drugs?
Volume of beaker = Amount added/[Drug]
VD = A/[D]P
Where A = amount of drug in body and [D]P = concentration of plasma in blood
If you want to locate a specific drug in the plamsa what value would you use?
[D]P(target)
A(target) = VD x [D]P(target)
Where Atarget it the amount of drug in the body required to achieve [D]P(target)
What is the equation for loading dose?
LD x B = Atarget
LD = Atarget/B
LD = (VDx [D]P(target))/B
Where B is bioavailability (the fraction od administered dose absorbed from the body)
What is the equation best used for loading dose?
LD = (VD x [D]P(target))/B
What determines the rapid target concentration of a drug in the plasma?
Concentration of drug in plasma, bioavailability and the volume
Which will be better distributed to the body and large VD or a small VD?
Large
As VD goes up, what happens to the [D]P in tissue binding?
Goes down
How is VD obtained from the body?
Give bolus of drug, measure plasma levels over time, extrapolate to find plasma level at time 0
VD = amount in body at time 0/[D]P0 = DoseIV/[D]P0
What is the differncce between 1 compartment and 2 compartment VD?
VD(final) reached in minutes with 1
VD(final) reached only after delay with 2
What equation would you used if the drug exhibited 1-compartment behavior?
LD = (VD x [D]P(target))/B
What equation would you use for a drug that inhibits 2-compartment behavior?
LD = (V? x [D]P(target))/B
? = VD(aplha) or VD(beta) depending on trade offs
Solve for parameters of Digoxin LD. Given:
[D]P(target) = 1.5 ug/L
VD= 580 L
Oral bioavailability = 0.7
Oral LD = (580 L x 1.5 ug/L) /0.7
Oral LD = 1243 ug or 1.2 mg
What is the equation for drug clearance?
Cl = Rate of Drug elimination /[D]P
What are the units for Drug Clearance?
Volume/Time
Solve for drug clearnace. Given:
Rate of drug elimination = 10 mg/hr
[D]P = 4 mg/L
Cl = 10 mg/hr / 4 mg/L
Cl = 2.5 L/hr
How are most drug eliminated by the body?
First order kinetics
Drug clearnance is a determinant of [D]P at….
Steady state [D]PSS
When is the steady state said to exist?
Rate of Drug Administration (R0) = Rate of drug elimination
Input = Output
What is the equation for steady state?
[D]PSS = Rate of drug eliminiation stead state/ Cl
R0 = Rate of Drug administration steady state
What is the maintance dose (MD)?
AMount of drug taken at regular intervals