PKPD - NCA Flashcards
Regarding the mass balance principle, rate of change of drug in the body =
a) rate of absorption - rate of disposition
b) rate of absorption - rate of elimination
c) rate of disposition - rate of excretion
d) rate of disposition - rate of metabolism
B - rate of absorption - rate of elimination
B,B,D,C,D
Gentamicin has a volume of 18 L. Therefore, it is mostly distributed in
a) plasma only
b) plasma and interstitual fluid
c) plasma, interstitual fluid and intracellular water
d) plasma, interstitual fluid and intracellular water and bound to subcellular components
B - plasma and interstitual fluid
When a drug is administered through intravenous bolus injection,
a) the bioavailability value of the drug is between 0 and 100%
b) the drug is distributed throughout the body instantaneously
c) the drug may be subject to the first-pass effect when passing through the liver
d) the drug does NOT undergo absorption process
D - the drug does NOT undergo absorption process
When elimination of a drug follows the zero-order kinetics
a) the rate of elimination is associated with the amount of the drug in the body
b) the fraction eliminated per unit of time is a constant
c) a constant amount is being eliminated per unit of time
d) the relationship of drug concentration and time appears to be linear on semi-logarithmic scales
C - a constant amount is being eliminated per unit of time
Under linear kinetics, when the dose is increased, which of the following will stay the same?
a) the maximum drug concentration
b) the area under the curve (AUC) for time 0 to infinity
c) the absorption rate
d) the elimination half-life
D - the elimination half-life
AUC
area under plasma concentration-time curve
unit: amount*time/volume
AUMC
area under the moment curve
unit: amount*time^2/volume
(upside-down y)
lambda
unit: time ^-1
MRT
mean residence time
unit: time
MAT
mean absorption time
unit: time
D
dose
unit: amount or amount/kg body weight (BW)
Vss
volume of distribution at steady rate
unit: volume or volume/kg BW
CL
total clearance
unit: volume/time
k
elimination rate constant
unit: time^-1
ka
absorption rate constant
unit: time ^-1