PK Flashcards

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Pharmacokinetics

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What the body does to the drug
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
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Factors Influencing PK

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Ionization & lipid solubility
Ion trapping
Protein binding
Molecular size
Drug transporters
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Dissociation Constant

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pKa
pH when drug 50% ionized & 50% non-ionized
Measures ionization extent

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Acid

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Proton donors

Weak acid non-ionized when protonated HA

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Base

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Proton acceptors

Weak base ionized when protonated BH+

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Non-Ionized

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Neutral
Active form
Lipid soluble
Readily crosses membranes (blood-brain barrier, placenta, GI tract)
Undergoes tubular reabsorption
Hepatic metabolism
No renal excretion
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Ionization

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Charged +/-
Inactive
No pharmacological effects
Water soluble
Renal excretion
Unable to cross membranes
No tubular reabsorption or hepatic metabolism
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Ion Trapping

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Maternal-fetal drug transfer

Local anesthetic toxicity

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Protein Binding

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Liver or kidney disease, poor nutrition, 3rd trimester ↓ protein availability
Albumin - most prominent protein; preferentially bonds w/ acids
Alpha 1 acid protein preferentially bonds w/ bases
Extensive binding slow drug elimination

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Absorption

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Bioavailability
Amount drug able to produce effect after entering the body
- Drug & patient factors
- First-pass effect (prodrugs)
Plasma distribution curve
- Alpha 1st phase (distribution)
- Beta 2nd phase (elimination)
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First-Pass Effect

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Enteral administration
GI tract to portal circulation
Decreases bioavailability

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Distribution

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Two-compartment model
Central: Vasculature & vessel-rich tissues 10% body mass 75% CO
Peripheral: Muscle fat & bone 90% body mass 25% CO

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Vd

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Volume of distribution
Drug distribution & redistribution before elimination
Affected by drug properties
Amount drug in body / serum concentration
Normal Vd = 0.6L/kg
Large > 0.6L/kg
Small < 0.4L/kg

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Body Fluid Compartments

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TOTAL:  42L
Intracellular 28L
Extracellular 14L 
- ISF 10L
- Plasma 4L
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Metabolism

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Biotransformation
Enzyme-catalyzed change in chemical structure
Liver 1° metabolism organ
Goal: Convert lipid soluble agents into water soluble forms

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First-Order

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Drug cleared at rate proportional to amount present in plasma
50%

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Zero-Order

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Drug cleared at constant rate regardless plasma concentration
Alcohol

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Phase I

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Increases polarity
Lipid to water-soluble
Oxidation 
Reduction
Hydrolysis
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Oxidation

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Oxygen introduced into the molecule
Catalyzed by CYP-450 enzymes
Results in electron loss
↑ polarity

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Reduction

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CYP-450 transfer enzymes directly to the substrate
Occurs when insufficient oxygen available to compete for electrons
Results in electron gain
↑ polarity

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Hydrolysis

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Add H2O to ester or amide to break the bond into 2 smaller molecules

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Phase II

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Conjugation
Synthetic reactions - forms new compound
Drug or metabolite conjugated w/ endogenous substance (glucuronic, sulfonic, or acetic acid)

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CYP-450 Enzymes

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Cytochrome (CY) P-450 microsomal enzymes found in smooth ER
Iron-containing hemoprotein
Peak absorption 450nm when reacting w/ carbon monoxide
Mixed function oxidase system

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Enzyme Induction

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↑ activity by stimulating enzymes over time period
Chronic alcohol abuse induces enzymatic activity
Enzymes quickly break agents down → reduction in half-life

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Enzyme Inhibition

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Exposure to certain drugs leading to agent accumulation
↑ plasma levels
Potential for increased drug activity or toxicity

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Elimination

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Drug removal from body
Metabolism + excretion
Impacting factors: Drug properties, organ function, concomitant medications, genetic variations

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Clearance

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Volume plasma drug completed cleared via metabolism & excretion
Impacted by drug properties & body ability to clear
Directly proportional to dose
Inversely r/t half-life
Clearance organs - liver & kidney
Determined by blood flow & organ ability to extract drug from blood

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Hepatic Clearance

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Perfusion dependent elimination > 0.7L/kg
High extraction ratio
↓ perfusion ↓ clearance

Capacity dependent elimination - small drug amount removed per unit time
Low extraction ratio < 0.3L/kg
Hepatic perfusion does not have significant effect on clearance
Dependent on hepatic enzymes & protein binding
↓ protein binding ↑ clearance

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Elimination Half-Life

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Time necessary for plasma concentration drug to decrease by half
1° first-order kinetics (drug removed at constant rate)
Drug eliminated after 4-5 half-lives
Frequent dosing = accumulation

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Context Sensitive Half-Time

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Continuous infusion
Time required for infusion maintained at constant concentration to decrease by 50%
Increases (accumulates) w/ longer infusions

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Renal Clearance

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Kidney efficient at removing water-soluble molecules
Actively secreted substances include: Morphine, meperidine, furosemide, penicillin, quaternary ammonium
Urine pH influences drug elimination
Weak acids better excreted in alkaline urine
Weak bases better excreted in acidic urine

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Excretion

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Passive glomerular filtration
Water-soluble metabolites filtered & eliminated
Active tubular secretion
Lipid soluble molecules reabsorbed & placed back into circulation

33
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Elderly PK

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Slow drug absorption
↑ adipose tissue percentage
↑ Vd
↓ plasma proteins
↓ hepatic blood flow &amp; metabolism
↓ CO
Prolonged circulation = slower onset ჻ remains in CNS longer
↓ renal function
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Chronic Kidney Disease

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↓ clearance & elimination
Protein binding impairment
Metabolizing enzymes & J-drug transporters

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Chronic Liver Disease

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Cirrhosis - all processes altered
High portosystemic pressure impedes GI absorption
Protein bound drugs Vd changes to hypoalbuminemia
Ascites impacts Vd
Phase I reactions affected

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Pharmacogenetics

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Variation in human genes responsible for different responses to drug therapy
Involves identifying drug response markers at disease level, metabolism, or target
Polymorphisms - variations in DNA sequences that occur in at least 1% population