Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Flashcards

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pharmacokinetics

  • _____: what the body does to the drug
  • _____: what the drug does to the body
  • clinical pharmacokinetics is the discipline that describes the _____, _____, _____, _____ of drugs
  • _____ is the time required for serum concentrate of a drug to decrease by _____ after _____ and _____ are complete
  • a drug given orally has to pass through this organ _____ before it reaches its site of action
  • _____ is a generic name fo the group of enzymes that are responsible for most drug metabolism oxidation reactions. They are produced in the _____
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pharmacokinetics
pharmacodynamics 
absorption
distribution
metabolism 
excretion
half life 
half
liver
cytochrome P450
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physiologic barriers

  • _____, _____, _____ barriers
  • epithelial lining of GIT: _____
  • pH differences between stomach and fundal veins: _____
  • blood brain barrier/blood placental barrier: _____
  • bi-lipid layer: _____, _____, _____
  • transmembrane proteins (_____)
  • _____ core and 2 _____ surfaces
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physical barriers
chemical barriers
biological barriers
phospholipids
sterols 
glygolipids 
G proteins 
hydrophobic 
hydrophilic
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_____:

  • movement of drugs in the body
  • four processes
  • -_____
  • -_____
  • -_____
  • -_____

drug concentration at sites of action influenced by several factors, such as:

  • _____
  • _____
  • characteristics of _____ (e.g., _____ solubility)
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pharmacokinetics 
absorption 
distribution 
metabolism
excretion 
route of administration
dose
drug molecules 
lipid
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drug absorption
routes of drug administration
-_____ (po)
-_____: _____, gases, smoke

  • mucous membranes
  • _____ (sniffing)
  • _____
  • _____
  • injection (_____)
  • _____ (IV)
  • _____ (IM)
  • _____ (SC)
  • _____ (IP)
  • _____
  • _____

-transdermal

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oral
inhalation 
vapors
intranasal 
sublingual 
rectal suppositories 
parenteral
intravenous
intramuscular
subcutaneous 
intraperitoneal 
intra-arterial
intra-articular
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drug absorption
-lipid solubility
pKa = pH at which _____ of drug molecules are _____
–uncharged (_____) molecules are _____
–the pKa of a molecule influences its rate of _____ through _____ into the _____
–pH trapping (_____ equation)
-consider a weakly acidic drug (_____)

pH trapping:

  • aspirin is _____ in an acidic environment and 1000 times faster diffused through the _____ into the _____ which as a pH of 7.4
  • once in the plasma, this acidic drug is _____ and cannot re-enter the _____
  • pH varies: stomach 1-2, intestines: 6-7
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50%
ionized
unprotonated
lipid soluble
absorption 
tissues
bloodstream
henderson-hasselbalch equation
ASA
neutral 
GI mucosa 
plasma
pH trapped
GI tract
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routes of drug administration

  • oral drug administration:
  • advantages:
  • _____, _____, convenient, practical

disadvantages:

  • _____ effect
  • blood levels are difficult to predict due to multiple factors that limit _____
  • some drugs are destroyed by _____
  • drugs may get _____ and then _____
  • some drugs irritate the _____ system
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safe 
economical 
first pass
absorption 
stomach acids 
activated 
broken down 
GI
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routes of drug administration

  • advantages of infection routes:
  • -_____ is more rapid than with oral administration
  • -rate of absorption depends on _____ to particular tissue site (_____ > _____ > _____)
  • advantages specific to I.V. injection
  • -no _____ involved (injects directly into _____)
  • rate of _____ can be controlled
  • a more accurate prediction of _____ is obtained
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absorption
blood flow
IP
IM
SC
absorption 
blood
infusion
dose
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routes of drug administration
disadvantages/risks of injection
-a rapid onset on action can be dangerous if _____ occurs
-recovery from _____ or _____
-if administered too fast, _____ and _____ function could be compromised
-drugs _____ in water or dissolved in _____ liquids can not be given IV
-_____ techniques are necessary

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overdosing 
dehydration 
shock
heart
respiratory 
insoluble 
oily 
sterile
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_____:

  • the fraction of an administered dose of drug that reaches the blood stream
  • -physical properties of the drug (_____, _____, _____)
  • -drug formulation (_____, _____, _____)
  • -_____ state
  • -_____ rate
  • -interactions with other _____
  • -_____ and _____
  • -_____
  • -_____, _____, ehtno cultural, socioeconomic
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bioavailability 
hydrophobicity 
pKa
solubility
sustained release
troche
pessary 
fasting
gastric emptying 
drug
age
gender
diet
genetic
diseae
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absorption

  • it is the passage of drug from the _____ into the _____
  • _____: drugs given in solid form must dissolve in the aqueous _____ before they are absorbed. Poorly water soluble drugs (_____)
  • _____: passive transport depends on the _____
  • area of _____ surface: if the area is larger, absorption is _____
  • _____ of absorbing surface: blood circulation removes the drug from the site of absorption and maintains _____ across the _____. _____ blood flow hastens drug absorption
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site of administration
circulation 
bio-phase
Griseofulvin
concentration
concentration gradient 
absorbing 
faster
vascularity 
concentration gradient 
membrane 
increase
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route of administration affects drug administration, because each route has its own peculiarities

  • oral application:
  • -_____ drugs (_____) are readily absorbed from GIT
  • -acid drugs (_____) acid drug absorption from the _____ is faster due to _____ properties
  • -basic drugs (_____, _____) are largely ionized in the _____ and are absorbed only from the _____
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unionized lipid soluble 
ethanol 
aspirin 
stomach
non-ionized
atropine
morphine
stomach
duodenum
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presence of food

  • _____ the drug and retards _____
  • _____ with calcium present in milk
  • thyroxine hormone (_____: _____ USP)
  • food delays _____. most drugs are absorbed better if taken on an empty stomach
  • certain drugs are degraded in the _____ e.g. _____ by acid, _____ by peptidases- ineffective _____
  • _____ coated tablets (_____ resistant coating) and sustained released preparations can be used to overcome acid ability, _____ irritancy, and brief duration of action
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dilutes 
absorption 
tetracyclines 
levothyroxine 
synthroid 
gastric emptying
GIT
penicillin G
insulin
orally
enteric 
acid 
gastric
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presence of other drugs

  • drugs can also alter absorption by _____:
  • altering motility (_____, _____)
  • causing _____ damage (_____)
  • alteration of gut flora by _____ may disrupt the _____ circulation

intestinal absorption
-ileum (_____, _____, _____, _____)

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gut wall
atropine
metoclopramide
mucosal 
methotrexate
antibiotics 
enterohepatic 
ADEK
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subcutaneous and IM

  • drug deposited in the vicinity of the _____
  • lipid soluble drugs pass readily across the surface of the _____
  • absorption from SC site is _____ than that from IM
  • application of _____ and muscular exercise accelerate drug absorption by increasing _____
  • _____ (preparations with a long action) such as _____ and _____ can be given by these routes
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capillaries 
capillary endothelium 
slower
heat
blood flow
depot preparations 
benzyl penicillin
protamine since insulin
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topical application
(skin, _____, _____)
systemic absorption depends on _____
only a few drugs significantly _____ intact skin
-_____, _____, and _____
-_____ applied over extensive areas can produce systemic effects and _____ suppression
-mucous membrane of the mouth, _____ and _____ absorb _____ drugs, e.g. _____ cream

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cornea
mucous membranes 
lipid solubility
penetrate
nitroglycerine 
scopolamine 
estradiol
glucocorticosteroids 
pituitary-adrenal 
rectum
vagina 
lipophilic 
estrogen
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_____:

  • it is the passage of a drug from the circulation to the tissue and the site of its action
  • the extent of distribution of a drug depends on its _____, _____ at physiological pH, extent of binding to _____ and _____ proteins, and differences in regional _____
  • movement of a drug proceeds until an _____ is established between _____ drug in plasma and tissue fluids
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distribution
lipid solubility 
ionization
plasma
tissue
plasma
tissue 
blood flow 
equilibrium 
unbound
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body fluid compartments 
-the total body water as a percentage of body mass varies from \_\_\_\_\_ to \_\_\_\_\_, being rather less in \_\_\_\_\_ than \_\_\_\_\_
-body water is distributed into the following main compartments 
1. \_\_\_\_\_
2. \_\_\_\_\_
3. \_\_\_\_\_
4 \_\_\_\_\_
5. \_\_\_\_\_
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50% 70%
women 
men
plasma
intestinal fluid
intracellular fluid
transcellular fluid
fat
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apparent volume of distribution (Vd)
-if drug given IV the body behaves as a _____ compartment with a volume (Vd) Where the drug gets _____ distributed

Vd= _____/_____

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single homogenous
immediately
dose administered
plasma concentration

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  • drugs extensively bund to plasma proteins are largely restricted to the _____ and have low _____ (_____ is 99% bound to plasma proteins therefore its Vd is 0.1)
  • drugs sequestrated in other tissues may have a Vd much more than the total _____ or even _____ (_____)
  • drugs may be present in other tissues, and the _____ is low (_____)
  • drug poisoning: drugs with large Vd are not easily removed by _____ and need a _____ to chelate them
  • chelating agents: _____ for _____
  • _____ for _____ (Wilsons disease)
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vascular compartment 
Vd
Warfarin
body water
body mass
Digoxin
plasma concentration
bisphosphonates 
hemodialysis 
plamsa antidote 
Ca++ EDTA
lead
penicillamine 
copper
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blood brain barrier

  • _____ based and limits the entry of non-lipid soluble drugs (_____)
  • _____ carriers like _____ (glycoprotein) present in _____ cells extrude drugs that enter the brain by other processes
  • inflammation of the _____ of the brain _____ permeability of the BBB
  • drugs: _____ (DA) does not enter the brain, but its precursor _____ does
  • used in _____
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lipid
Amoxicillin
efflux 
P-gp
brain capillary endothelial
meninges 
increases 
dopamine 
levodopa 
Parkinsonism
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blood brain barrier

  • placental barrier: placental membranes are _____ and allow free passage of _____ drug, while restricting _____ drugs
  • the placental _____ also serves to limit fetal exposure to maternally administered drugs
  • restricted amounts of _____ drugs when present in _____ concentration gain access to the fetus
  • it is an _____ barrier
  • _____, _____, _____ cross easily
  • _____, _____, and _____ do not affect the fetus and may be used during pregnancy
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lipid soluble
lipophilic 
hydrophilic 
P-gp
non-lipid 
high 
incomplete
benzodiazepines 
alcohol
cannabis
penicillins 
azithromycin
erythromycin
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storage of drugs

  • drugs may also accumulate in specific organs or get bound to specific tissue constituents:
  • heart and skeletal muscles: _____
  • liver: _____
  • kidney: _____
  • thyroid gland: _____
  • brain: _____
  • retina: _____
  • bones and teeth: _____, _____
  • adipose tissues: _____
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digoxin
chloroquine
NSAIDs
Iodine 
Isoniazid
Chloroquine
tetracyclines, heavy metals
DDT
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metabolism (_____)

  • chemical alteration of the drugs in the body
  • the primary sites for drug metabolism is the _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____
  • metabolism of drugs may lead to the following:
  • -_____: most drugs are converted to less active to inactive metabolites (_____)
  • -_____ from an active drug. Many drugs are converted to one or more active metabolites (_____, _____)
  • -activation of inactive drug. _____ are inactive and need conversion to one or more active metabolites (_____ to _____) their active forms may be more stable; have better _____ less side effects and toxicity
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liver
kidney
intestine 
lungs 
plasma 
inactivation 
morphine 
active metabolite 
diazepam
codeine 
prodrugs 
levodopa 
dopamine 
bioavailability
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biotransformation reactions can be classified into two phase: I (_____) and II (_____, _____)

  • phase I (non-synthetic)
  • -_____ is the most important drug metabolizing reaction
  • –various oxidation reactions are _____; oxygenation at _____, _____, or _____ atoms
  • –oxidative reactions are mostly carried out by _____ enzymes in the liver (_____ reductase)
  • –there are more than 200 _____, differing in their affinity for various substances (drugs)
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non-synthetic 
synthetic 
conjugation 
oxidation
hydroxylation
C-
N-
S-
cytochrome 
cytochrome P450
cytochrome P450 isoenzymes
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cytochrome P450

  • _____ carry out biotransformation of the largest number (= _____) of drugs
  • in addition to the liver, these isoforms are expressed in the _____ and the _____
  • inhibition of CYP 3A4 by _____, _____, _____, _____, _____ and a constituent of _____ juice are responsible for unwanted interactions
  • _____, _____, _____
  • inducers of the CYP 3A4
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CYP3A4/CYP 3A5
50%
intestine 
kidney 
erythromycin 
clarithromycin 
ketoconazole
itraconazole 
diltiazem
grape fruit 
rifampicin
phenytoin
carbamazepine
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reduction. this reaction is the converse of _____ and involves CYP450 enzymes working in the _____ direction
- drugs, primarily reduced, are _____, _____

levodopa —-> dopamine (what goes above arrow)

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oxidation
opposite
levodopa
halothane 
DOPA-decarboxylase
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hydrolysis. this is _____ of a drug molecule by taking up a molecule of _____
ester + H2O ——> Acid + Alcohol (what goes above arrow)

-similarly _____ and _____ are hydrolyzed by _____ and _____. hydrolysis occurs in the _____, _____, _____, and other tissues . (_____, _____)

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cleavage 
water
amides
polypeptides
amidase
peptidases
liver
intestines
plasma
lidocaine 
oxytocin
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de-cyclization is opening up of a _____ structure of the cyclic molecule, e.g. _____

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ring

phenytoin

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Phase II- synthetic (conjugation) reactions

  • these involve _____ of the drug or its _____ with an _____ to form a _____, highly _____ compound, excreted in _____ or _____
  • conjugation reactions have _____ energy requirements
  • _____ is the most important synthetic reaction. compounds with a _____ or _____ group are easily conjugated with _____. e.g. _____
  • the liberated drug is reabsorbed and undergoes the same fate. this _____ of some drugs (_____) prolongs their action
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conjugation
phase I metabolite
endogenous substrate
polar
ionized
urine
bile
high 
glucuronide conjugation
hydroxyl 
carboxylic 
glucuronic acid 
bile salts 
enterohepatic 
oral contraceptives
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phase II - synthetic (conjugation) reactions
-_____: compounds having amino residues are conjugated with the help of _____ e.g. _____. multiple genes control the _____ and rate of acetylation shows genetic _____ (slow and fast acetylators)

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acetylation
acetyl CoA
isoniazid 
acetyl transferases
polymorphism
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phase II - synthetic (conjugation) reactions

-_____ is important for the activation of many purine and pyrimidine _____ used in _____ e.g. _____

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ribonucleoside/nucleotide synthesis
antimetabolites
cancer chemotherapy
5-Flurouracil

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phase II - synthetic (conjugation) reactions

  • enzyme metabolism
  • -alcohol by _____
  • -epinephrine by _____ (MAO)
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dehydrogenase

monoamine oxidase

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first pass (presystemic) metabolism

  • metabolism of a drug during its passage from the site of _____ into _____
  • all orally administered drugs are exposed to drug metabolism in the _____ and _____ in different extent
  • _____, _____, _____, _____
  • oral dose of these drugs is higher than _____ dose
  • there is individual variation in the _____ dose due to differences in the extent of _____
  • oral bioavailability is increased in patients with severe _____
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absorption 
systemic circulation 
intestinal wall
liver
propranolol 
verapamil 
albuterol 
nitroglycerine 
parenteral 
oral
first pass metabolism 
liver disease
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excretion

  • excretion is the passage of _____ out of the body
  • drugs and their metabolites are excreted by:
  • _____ (kidney)
  • _____ and _____
  • _____
  • _____
  • _____
  • _____
  • _____
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systemically absorbed drugs 
urine
bile
feces
exhaled air
saliva
sweat
milk
skin
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urinary/renal excretion

  • _____
  • _____
  • _____
  • _____
  • _____ (Macrobid): _____
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aminoglycosides 
beta-lactams
sulfonamides 
quinolones 
nitrofurantoin 
urinary antiseptic
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hepatic excretion

  • _____
  • _____
  • _____
  • _____
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macrolides
lincosamines
rifampicin
tetracyclines

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pulmonary excretion

  • _____ anesthetics
  • _____
  • _____
  • _____
  • _____
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general inhalation
nicotine
albuterol 
deriphylline
alcohol
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salivary excretion

  • _____
  • _____
  • _____
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nicotine
phenytoin
nifedipine

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first order (exponential) kinetics

  • this occurs for majority of drugs
  • the processes involved in _____ are not saturated over the clinically obtained concentrations
  • their rate of elimination is directly proportional to _____ concentration
  • drugs are removed at the rate at which they are _____
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elimination
plasma drug
absorbed

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zero order (linear) kinetics)

  • some drugs are inactivated by _____ (_____, _____, _____, and _____)
  • time -course of elimination of drug from plasma is initially _____ and then _____ mechanisms get saturated
  • these drugs are removed at constant rate which is _____ of plasma concentration
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metabolic degradation
ethanol 
phenytoin 
theophylline
warfarin
linear 
excretory 
independent
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comparison
first order elimination:
-drug decreases \_\_\_\_\_ with time
-rate of elimination is \_\_\_\_\_ to drug
-t1/2 is \_\_\_\_\_ regardless of drug 

zero order elimination:

  • drug decreases _____ with time
  • rate of elimination is _____
  • rate of elimination is _____ of drug
  • no true _____
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exponentially 
proportional 
constant 
linearly 
constant 
independent 
t1/2
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_____ (_____) is the time in which the plasma concentration of a drug declines by one half. drugs with long t1/2 can _____.
adenosine - _____ seconds
alendronate - _____ years

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plasma half life (t1/2)
accumulate
< 2
8-10

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tolerance (desensitization) / _____

  • rapid tolerance development: _____
  • _____ response to same dose with repeated (_____) exposure
  • or _____ drug needed to achieve same effect
  • may occur with an _____ dose (e.g. _____)
  • can develop across drugs (_____)
  • caused by _____ mechanisms that oppose the effects of the drug
  • _____ and _____
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tachyphylaxis 
tachyphylaxis 
decreased 
constant 
more
acute dose
alcohol
cross-tolerance
compensatory 
nitroglycerine 
nicotine
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drug-drug interactions
pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic
-pharmacokinetic drug interactions: one drug affects the _____, _____, _____ or _____ of another
-pharmacodynamic drug interactions: two drugs have _____ effects at the site of _____ (_____ and _____)
-either type of drug interaction can result in adverse effects in individuals
-_____, _____, _____, and _____

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absorption 
distribution
metabolism
excretion
interactive
drug action
BZDs
alcohol
cumulative
additive 
synergistic
antagonistic
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cumulative effects
the condition in which _____ administration of a drug may produce effects that are more _____ than those produced by the _____
-antipsychotics: _____

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repeated
pronounced
first dose
haloperidol

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additive effects

-the effect of _____ chemicals is _____ to the sum of the effect of the two chemicals taken separately

A

two
equal
acetaminophen
ibuprofen

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synergistic effects
-the effect of _____ chemicals taken together is _____ than the sum of their separate effect at the same doses e.g. _____ and _____

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two
greater
alcohol
marijuana

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antagonistic effects
-the effect of two chemicals taken together is _____ than the sum of their separate effect at the same doses (_____ drugs such as _____ may antagonize the effects of _____ drugs such as _____)

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less
bacteriostatic
macrolides
bactericidal 
vancomycin
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effectiveness, toxicity, lethality
-_____- median effective dose 50; the dose at which _____ of the population to sample _____ the desired effect

-_____- median lethal dose 50; dose which _____ or causes _____ in 50% of the subjects

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ED50
50%
manifests
LD50
kills
toxicity
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Q

quantification of drug safety

therapeutic index= _____/_____

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TD/50 or LD50

ED50