Pharmacology Flashcards
three names used to identify a drug
- chemical name
- generic
- trade name
T/F groups of generic drugs usually have vastly different names
false, drugs in the same family tend to have similar names, especially the suffix
what is the FDAs legal mandate
- drugs must have a favorable benefit/risk ratio
- drugs must have phased trials that prove utility and safety
phases of a clinical trial (5)
- preclinical
- phase I
- phase II
- phase III
- phase IV
preclincial trials
focuses on animal testing to deteremine toxicity
phase I trials
testing a small group of healthy subject to determine a drug doesnt cause disease
phase II trials
testing on ill patients
Phase III trials
main trial to determine risk, usually many subjects in many locations
phase IV trials
post-marketing surveillance
what would be the different mandates needed to be met in developing a drug for tension headaches vs small cell lung cancer
tension headaches already have effective treatment, so the new treatment but be both safer and effective than the current treatment
small cell lung cancer doesn’t have an effective treatment so a lower risk/reward ratio is acceptable
what similarities are common in the same drug class
- biochemisty
- indications
- mechanism
- side effects
T/F drugs in the same family are basically identicl
false
what is the main method of drug action
interatction with cell receptors
what is the main determinant of a drugs level of effect
the amount of the drug in the blood
what is an example of a tissue that is impermeable to most drugs
the blood brain barrier, choroid plexus
what are two factors that influence the amount of a drug found in the blood
drug absorption and elimination
what are two main methods of drug elimination
hepatic and renal
four main receptor types
- ligand gated ion channels
- G protein linked receptors
- enzyme linked receptors
- intracellular receptors
why is a proton pump inhibitor more effective treatment of heartburn than inhibiting gastrin, histamine, or AcH
because gastrin, histamine, and AcH all feed into the proton pump, if you block the pump the action of the other three don’t matter
T/F one ligand fits a receptor best, and most other ligands don’t fit at all
true, but specificity isn;t perfect only relative to others
what is necessary for a ligand to activate a receptor
high ligand concentration
cross reactivity
the ability for a ligand to activate closely related receptors
receptor regulation
as ligand increases, receptor production decreases
decreasing ligand concentration increases receptor production
how does excessive or constant administrion of a drug limit its effectiveness
down regulation of receptors
what is an example of a drug that will get less effective with frequent use
beta II agonist inhaler