PHARMACOLOGY- Pharmacokinectics & Pharmacodynamis Flashcards

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In pharmacology, Which are the Enzyme Kinetics?

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Michaelis Menten kinetics
Lineweaver Burk plot
Enzyme inhibition

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What is the Michaelis Menten kinetics?

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Equation describing the rate of enzymatic reactions, by relating reaction rate v to [S], the concentration of a substrate S.

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In Michaelis Menten kinetics what is equivalent to Km?

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Km is irreversely related to the affinity of the enzyme for its substrate

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What is the meaning of Km in Michaelis Menten kinetics?

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The Michaelis constant Km is the substrate concentration at which the reaction rate is half of V\max

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What does the Vmax represents in Michaelis Menten kinetics?

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Vmax is directly proportional to the enzyme concentration

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In graphics which is the form of enzymatic reactions in Michaelis Menten kinetics?

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Most enzymatic reactions follow a hyperbolic curve

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What does a sigmoid curve indicates in Michaelis Menten kinetics?

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Cooperative kinetics (eg. Hemoglobin)

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This is the alternative name for Lineweaver–Burk plot

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Double reciprocal plot

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9
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Which is the proportion of Lineweaver–Burk plot

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↑ y intercept, ↓ Vmax

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10
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How is Lineweaver–Burk plot interpreted

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The further to the right the x intercept (closer to zero), the greater the Km and the lower the affinity

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Which are the characters of Enzyme inhibition?

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Noncompetitive inhibitor
Competitive inhibitor
Uninhibited

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In enzyme inhibition which is the difference between Noncompetitive inhibitor and Competitive inhibitor?

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Competitive inhibitor cross each other competitively, whereas Noncompetitive inhibitor do not

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13
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How are Competitive inhibitor classifed?

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Reversible

Irreversible

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14
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What is pharmacokinetics?

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The effect of the body on the drug

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What is pharmacodynamics?

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The effect of the drug on the body

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16
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This is the mnemonic of Pharmacokinetics

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ADME
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
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17
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Which are the characteristics of Pharmacodynamics?

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Receptor binding
Drug efficacy
Drug potency
Toxicity

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18
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These are the main points of Pharmacokinetics

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Bioavailability
Volume distribution
Half life
Clearance

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19
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How is bioavailability abbreviated?

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F

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20
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What is bioavailability?

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Fraction of administered drug that reaches systemic circulation unchaged

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21
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If a drug is administer IV, which is the percentage of Bioavailability?

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100%

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22
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If a drug is administer oraly, which is the percentage of Bioavailability? Why?

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F typically < 100% due to imcomplete absorption and first-pass metabolism

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23
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What is Vd?

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Volume of distribution

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24
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What is Volume of distribution?

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Theoretical volume occupied by the total absorbed drug amount at the plasma concetration

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25
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What is the Apparent Vd of plasma protein?

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Bound drugs can be altered by liver and kidney disease

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26
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What is the proportion of Protein binding and Volume of distribution?

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↓ Protein binding ↑ Vd

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27
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How are drugs distibuted?

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In more than one compartment

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28
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This is the formula for Volume distribution

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Vd= Amount of drug in the body/ plasma drug concentration

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29
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These are the characteristics of Low of Vd

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The drug is found in Blood (4-8 L)

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30
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Which are the characteristics of the drug in orger to have Low Vd?

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Large charged molecules; plasma protein bound

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31
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Where are located the drugs with medium Vd?

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ECF

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32
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Medium Vd drugs characteristics

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Small hydrophilic molecules

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33
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This is how High Vd drugs are distributed

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All tissues including fat

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34
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These are the characteristics of High Vd drugs

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Small lipophilic molecules, especially if bound to tissue protein

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35
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In pharmacokinetics, what is Hlaf life (t1/2)?

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The time required to change the amount of drug in the body by 1/2 during elimination (or constant infusion)

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36
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Porperty of first order elimination

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Half life

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37
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How many half lives does it takes for Drug infused at a constant rate to reach a steady state?

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4-5 half lives

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38
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How many half lives does it takes to reach 90% of the steady state level?

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3.3 half lives

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39
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Which is the Half life formula?

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t1/2 = 0.693 X Vd / CL

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40
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What is Clearance?

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The volume of plasma cleared of drug per unit time

41
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When is Clearance impaired?

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With defects in Cardiac, hepatic, or renal function

42
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This is Clearance formula

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CL= rate of elimination of drug/ plasma drug concetration

43
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This is an equivalent to clearance

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Vd X Ke (elimination constant)

44
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For Dosage calculation this is the loading dose

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  F

Cp= target plasma concentration at steady state

45
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In doseage calculation, How is Maintenance dose calculated?

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      F

τ= dosage interval (time between doses), if not administer continuously

46
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In Which situation are Maintenance dose decreased and loading dose unchaged?

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In renal or liver disease

47
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How are we specting to see loading dose and Maintenance dose in renal or liver disease?

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Maintenance dose decreased and loading dose unchaged

48
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In Which factor does time to steady state depends primarily?

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T 1/2

49
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From Which factor does time to steady state is independent?

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Dose and dosing frequency

50
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How are Eliminations of drugs classified?

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Zero order elimination

First order elimination

51
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What is the purpose of Zero order elimination?

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Rate of elimination is constatn regardless of Cp (Constant amount of drug eliminated per unit of time)

52
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Which drugs have Zero order elimination?

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Phenytoin
Ethanol
Aspirin (at high or toxic concetrations)

53
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This is a characteristic of Zero order elimination

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Capacity limited elimination

54
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This is the main point of First order elimination

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Rate of elimination is directly proportional to the drug concentration (constant fraction of drug eliminated per unit of time)

55
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How is CP affected in first order elimination?

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Cp exponentially ↓ with time

56
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For Zero order elimination this is the way Cp is affected

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Cp ↓ linearly with time

57
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What is Cp in elimination of drugs?

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target plasma concentration at steady state

58
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In first order elimination of drugs which is th dendant?

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Flow dependent elimination

59
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Which species are trapped in urine and cleared quickly?

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Ionized species

60
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Which forms can be reabsorbed in drug elimination?

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Neutral forms

61
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These drugs are consider weak acids

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Phenobarbital, methotrexate, aspirin

62
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In which environments are weak acids trapped?

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Basic environments

63
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How do you treat weak acids overdose?

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Bicarbonate

64
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This is an example of weak bases drugs

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Amphetamines

65
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This is the enviroment where amphetamines (weak bases) are trapped

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Acidic environments

66
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How do you treat amphetamines (weak bases) overdose?

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Ammonium chloride

67
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Which are the phases for Drug elimination?

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Phase I

Phase II

68
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These are phase I drug metabolism of Drugs

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Reduction, oxidationm hydrolysis with cytochrome P-450 ussually yield slightly polar, water soluble metabolites (often still actives)

69
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Which phase of Drug metabolism is first lost in Geriatric patients?

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Phase I

70
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Which patients lose phase I first?

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Geriatric patients

71
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Which process are included in Phase II drug metabolism?

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Conjugation (Glucuronidation, Acetylation, Sulfation) ussually yields very polar, inactive metabolites (renal excreted)

72
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These are conjugation processs

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Glucuronidation, Acetylation, Sulfation

73
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Which patients have greater side effects from certain drugs (related to Phase II drug metabolism)?

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Patients who are low acetylators

74
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Why Patients who are low acetylators have greater side effects from certain drugs?

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Because of ↓ rate of metabolism

75
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What is the efficacy of a drug?

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Maximal effect a drug can produce

76
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Which drugs have high efficacy?

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Analgesic, antibiotics, antihistamines and decongestant

77
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Which medications have less afficacy between partial agonits and full agonist?

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Partial agonist have less efficacy

78
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What is the potency of a drug?

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Amount of drug needed for a given effect

79
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What is proportional to potency of drug?

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↑ Potency, ↑Affinity

80
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These are examples of Highly potetn drug classes

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Chemotherapeutic
Antihipertensive
Lipid lowering drugs

81
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How are Receptor binding classified?

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Competitive antagonist
Noncompetitive antagonist
Irrevesible competitive antagonist
Partial agonist

82
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Which is the effect of a Competitive antagonist?

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Shifts curve to the right (↓ potency), no change in efficacy

83
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In case of competitive antagonist how can it can be overcome?

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Can be overcome by ↑ the concetration of agonist substrate

84
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Name an example of Competitive antagonist. Where do they act?

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Diazepam+ Flumazenil on GABA receptor (Competitive antagonist)W

85
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In receptor binding graphic, what does a shift the curve to the right means?

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Decreased in potency

86
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This is the effect of Noncompetitive antagonist and Irreversible competitive antagonist

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Shift curve down (↓ efficacy)

87
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Which receptor bindings Shift curve down (↓ efficacy)?

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Noncompetitive antagonist and Irreversible competitive antagonist

88
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In receptor binding graphic, what does a shift the curve down means?

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↓ efficacy

89
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Its an example of Noncompetitive antagonist. Where do they work?

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Glutamate + ketamine on NMDA recetors (Noncompetitive antagonist)

90
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Irreversible competitive antagonist. Where do they work?

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Norepinephrine+ phenoxybenzamine (Irreversible competitive antagonist) on α receptors

91
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What is the effect of Partial agonist?

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Acts at same site as full agonist, but with lower maximal effect (↓ efficacy)

92
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How is the potency in partial agonist?

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Potency is an independent Variable

93
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Consider a partial agonist. Where does is acts?

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Morphine vs buprenorphine (partial agonist) at opioid µ-receptors

94
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Measurement of drug safety

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Therapeutic index

95
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Which formula is used for Therapeutic index?

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TD50 median toxic dose
——— = —————————
ED50 median effective dose

TD- Toxic Dose ED- Effective dose

96
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What is the therapeutic window?

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Measure of clinical drug effectiveness for a patient

97
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Which are safer drugs?

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Safer drugs have higher Terapeutic index values

98
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These drugs have low Therapeutic index

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Digoxin, lithium, theophylline and warfarin

99
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What is LD50? and what is it for?

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Lethal median dose. Often replaces TD50 in animal studies