Pharmacokinetics Flashcards
A dosage regimen includes:
dosage
route of admin
frequency
duration of admin
The optimum dosage regimen is described as?
effective
nontoxic
w/o prolonged drug residues in tissues of food animals
pharmacokinetic definition
the mathematical description of the plasma concentration-time course
the mathematical description of the plasma concentration-time course
pharmacokinetics
is the time to peak plasma concentration (Tmax)
rate of absorption
rate of absorption is..
the time to peak plasma concentration (Tmax)
the extent of absorption is measured by
systemic bioavailability (F%)
When you measure systemic bioavailability you are determining the…
extent of absorption
what is the fraction of the dose which reaches the systemic circulation intact
systemic bioavailability
systemic bioavailability (F%) =
AUC extravasc x 100 / AUC IV
AUC stands for
area under the plasma concentration-time curve
compartments refers to
those tissues and organs for which the rates of uptake and subsequent clearance of a drug are similar
one-compartment model
all tissues and organs which the drug penetrates behave as if they were in ready equilibrium with the blood
rate of distribution
estimated by the distribution phase half-time (t1/2a) in the two compartment model
extent of distribution
measured by the apparent volume of distribution Vd
can be defined as the volume of fluid which would be required to contain the amount of the drug in the body if it were uniformly distributed, and the concentration in that fluid was equal to the concentration in the plasma
apparent volume of distribution (Vd)
Vd(L/kg)=
amount of drug in body (D) / plasma drug concentration (Cp)
the amount of drug in the body =
the dose IV
for IV the Vd(L/kg) =
Dose (D) (mg/kg) / Cp (mg/L)
for extravascular the Vd (L/kg) =
D (mg/kg) X F% / Cp (mg/L)
When Vd < 1L/kg -
the drug has a limited distribution (tends to stay in plasma)
When Vd = 1L/kg -
the drug has a wide distribution
When Vd > 1L/kg -
the drug has a very wide distribution
elimination is measured by
half life or total body clearance
half life is the time required for
the body to eliminate 1/2 of the drug it contains
elimination of most drugs follows ____
first order kinetics
first order kinetics means
the rate of removal of drug from the plasma is proportional to the concentration present at a given time (a constant percent of drug is eliminated per unit time)