Principles of Drug Action Flashcards
Drug dosage, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination refers to:
A) pharmacodynamics
B) pharmacokinetics
pharmacokinetics
Concentration of drug at site of action, therapeutic effects, and side effects refer to:
A) pharmacodynamics
B) pharmacokinetics
A) pharmacodynamics
Drug indications means getting which of the following?
right drug
right space
right concentration
right period of time
right drug
Distribution/mechanism means getting which of the following?
right drug
right space
right concentration
right period of time
right space
Mechanism/metabolism means getting which of the following?
right drug
right space
right concentration
right period of time
right concentration
Pharmacokinetics means getting which of the following?
right drug
right space
right concentration
right period of time
right period of time
Some consequences of poor drug therapy: (5)
- No therapeutic benefit
- Side effects
- Poor compliance
- Drug interactions
- Drug resistance
Dose-response curve
___-axis represents drug response as % maximal response.
___-axis represents dose amount.
y
x
This dose response curve is better to evaluate/compare drug effects over the typical large concentration (or dose) ranges used in pharmacology:
arithmetic scale or semi-logarithmic scale?
semi-logarithmic
EC50 is the effective ______ to produce 50% of maximal response–a measure of potency.
concentration
Since we often do not know the concentration of free drug in the body, we can use the effective ____ of drug producing 50% of maximal response, known as ____ to compare the potencies of 2 or more drugs.
DOSE
ED50
Note: The units of ED50 is in units of DOSE!
Potency refers to the _______ necessary to achieve the desired effect.
dose
Definitions:
- IC50
- TD50
- LD50
- inhibitory concentration
- toxic dose
- lethal dose
The level of effect a drug elicits is _____.
efficacy
Efficacy is synonymous with response
The amount or concentration of drug responsible for a response is _____.
potency
Potency is synonymous with dose.
What is the rank order of efficacy of the 3 drugs?
bumetanide and furosemide are more efficacious than metolzaone
What is the rank order of potency for the 3 drugs?
metolazone and bumetanide are equally more potent than furosemide
Measure of equal ED50 or EC50 of drugs.
Don’t care about maximal effect!
Which drug is more potent, morphine or aspirin? Why?
Which drug is more effective? Why?
Morphine is more potent because ED50 falls at a much lower dose than aspirin.
Morphine is more effective because the response curve is much greater than aspirin.
Caution on exam: Which is better? Depends!
