PHARMACOLOGY Flashcards
Basic Drug better absorbed from
Small Intestine
Acidic Drug better absorbed from
Stomach
Eg Aspirin
Aspirin poisoning
forced alkalisation by Sodium bicarbonate or Acetazolamide
Morphine poisoning
Forced acidification by Ascorbic acid or Ammonium chloride
Antidote IV NALOXONE (DOC) and oral NALTREXONE
Henderson Hesselbach Equation
pka=ph + log ionised A/unionised A
p-gp inhibitors
Verapamil
Amiodarone
Cyclosporine
Itraconazole
Nifedipine
Erythromycin
Quinidine
p-gp inducers
Rifampicin
St. John’s wort
phenytoin
Carbemazepine
Bioequivalent
Same drug, same dose, same conte with <20% difference in BA
No role for hemodialysis
Amphetamine
Verapamil
Opioids
Imipramine (TCA)
Digoxin
Diazepam-Strong plasma binding protein
AVOID DIALYSIS AVOID-Large Vd drugs
Vd
Vd=Total dose / plasma concentration
Loading dose
Loading Dose= Vd x Target plasma concentration
Half life
0.693 X Vd / CL
Clearance
Rate of Elimination / plasma Concentration
maintenence dose
Maintanence dose = CL X target plasma concentration
Acidic Drugs bind to
Albumin
Acidic Drugs bind to
Albumin
Acidic Drugs bind to
Albumin
Basic drug bind to
Alpha 1 acid glycoprotein
Salicylate displace
TOLBUTAMIDE
WARFARIN
Aspirin displace
Thyroid hormone
Aspirin displace
Thyroid hormone
Sulphonamide displace
Bilirubin so Kernicterus in newborns.
Blood brain barrier absent in
pituitary
Pineal
CTZ
Median Eminence
Blood brain barrier absent in
pituitary
Pineal
CTZ
Median Eminence