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quiz 1: module 1 PHARM Flashcards

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pharmakon=

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drug/poison

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kinesis=

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motion

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pharmacokinetics=

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the study of drug movement throughout the body and what happens to this drug on its journey

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what are the four basic pharmacokinetic processes

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  1. absorption
  2. distribution
  3. metabolism/ biotransformation
  4. excretion
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what is absorption

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the movement of a drug from its site of administration into the blood

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what is distrubtion

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drug movement from the blood to the interstitial space of tissues and from there into cells

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what is metabolism

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enzymatically mediated alteration of drug structure

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what is excretion

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the movement of drugs and metabolites out of the body

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the 4 processes determine..

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the concentration of a drug at its site of action

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by knowing pharmacokinetics we can..

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maximize beneficial effects and minimize harm

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intensity of the response to a drug is directly related to the?

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concentration of the drug at its site of action

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to maximize beneficial effects, a drug must?

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achieve concentrations that are high enough to elicit desired responses, to minimize harm must avoid conc that is too high

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balance is achieved by?

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selecting the most appropriate route, dosage, and schedule

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all four phases of pharmacokinetics involve drug movement, and thus..

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membrane crossing

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drugs must cross membranes to enter the blood from their site or once in the blood they must..

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cross the membrane to leave the vascular system and reach their site of action and must cross membranes to undergo metabolism and excretion

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describe the membrane structure

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composed of layers of individual cells

  • cells so close together that drugs usually pass through the cells rather than going between them
  • therefore, ability of drugs to cross a membrane is determined primarily by its ability to pass through single cells
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what is the major barrier of crossing a cell?

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its cytoplasmic membrane- contains double layer of molecules (phospholipids, have round head and two tails w/ proteins embedded in the layer)

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three ways to cross a cell membrane?

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  1. passage through channel or pores
  2. passage with aid of a transport system
  3. direct penetration of the membrane itself (not common)
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channels and pores?

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very few drugs use this way bc channels are very small, specific for certain molecules
-for example sodium and potassium

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transport systems?

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carriers that move drugs from one side of membrane to another, some require energy
all transport systems are selective based on structure!
-orally would not be able to be absorbed without transport systems
-p glycoprotein is the multidrug transporter protein

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p-glycoprotein ? (PGP)

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  • in liver it transports drugs into bile for elimination
  • in kidneys it pumps drugs into urine for excretion
  • in placenta it pumps drugs back into maternal blood
  • in intense it transports drugs into intestinal lumen
  • in the brain capillaries it pumps drugs into the blood
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direct penetration of the membrane?

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  • most drugs the movement is dependent on ability to penetrate membranes directly because
  • most drugs are too large to pass through channels or pore
  • most drugs lack transport systems
  • to directly penetrate must be lipid soluble because membranes are mostly lipids
  • polar molecules and ions can not penetrate membranes
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what are quaternary ammonium compounds?

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contain at least one atom of nitrogen and carry a positive charge at all times

  • constant chare is because of atypical bonding to the nitrogen
  • unable to cross most membranes, so these compounds must be injected cuz cant get out of lumen of intestine
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what is meant by pH dependent ionization?

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most drugs are either weak organic bases or weak organic acids and exist in charged and uncharged forms

  • whether or not they carry a charge is determined by the pH of the surrounding medium
  • acids give up a proton, bases accept protons
  • when acid gives up, it becomes nagatively charged
  • when base accepts a proton it becomes positively charged
  • acids tend to ionize in basic
  • basics tend to ionize in acidic
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what is meant by ion trapping (pH partitioning)?

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because the ionization of drugs is pH dependent, when the pH of the fluid on one side of a membrane differs from the pH of the fluid on the other side, drug molecules will tend to accumulate on the side where the pH favours their ionization

  • acidic drugs will accumulate on the alkaline side where there is a pH gradient between 2 sides of a membrane
  • basic drugs will accumulate on the acidic side where there is a pH gradient between two sides of a membrane
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the rate of absorption determines..

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how soon the effects will begin

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amount of absorption determines how..

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intense effects will be

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drug absorption rate is affected by?

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the physical and chemical properties of the drug itself and by physiologic and anatomic factors at the absorption site

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factor that affect drug absorption?

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  • rate of dissolution
  • surface area
  • blood flow
  • lipid solubility
  • pH partitioning
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rate of dissolution & drug absorption

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before a drug can be absorbed it must first be dissolved. some drugs allow faster dissolution and have faster onset

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surface area & drug absorption

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larger the surface area, faster the absorption

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blood flow & drug absorption

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drugs are absorbed the most rapidly where there is a lot of blood flow because blood containing newly absorbed drugs will be rapidly replaced by drug-free blood, thereby maintaining the concentration between the drug on the outside of blood and inside

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lipid solubility & drug absorption

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high lipid-soluble drugs are absorbed more rapidly than drugs whose lipids solubility is low because they can readily cross the membranes that separate them from blood

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pH partitioning & drug absorption

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absorption will be enhanced when the difference between the pH of plasma and the pH at the site of administration is such that drug molecules will have a greater tendency to be ionized in the plasma

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two major groups of commonly used routes of administration

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enteral (via GI tract)

parenteral (outside GI, but actually means by injection)- intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular

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the route by which a drug is administered will significantly..

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affect both the onset and intensity

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barriers to absorption for intravenous?

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none because IV puts a drug directly into bloodstream

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advantages of IV

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rapid onset (emergencies)

  • nurse has percise control over levels of drugs in the blood
  • permits use of large fluid volumes
  • permits use of irritant drugs
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disadvantages of an IV

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high cost, difficulty, and inconvenience

  • irreversibility, no turning back once administered
  • fluid overload
  • infection can occur from improper technique
  • embolism (blood vessel blockage at site distant from point of administration)
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intramuscular- barriers to absorption

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-only barrier is the capillary wall, in the capillaries that serve muscles, there are large spaces between the cells that make it so drugs can pass through these spaces with ease and need not cross cell membranes, no significant barrier

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absorption pattern of intramuscular

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may be absorbed rapidly or slowly depending on:

  • water solubility of the drug
  • blood flow to the site of the injection
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advantages to intramuscular

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  • can be used for administration of poorly soluble drugs (little harm will come from depositing a suspension of undissolved drug in interstitial space of muscle tissue)
  • can be used for depot preparations (drug is absorbed slowly over an extended time)
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disadvantages of IM

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discomfort and inconvenience (pain, can cause local tissue injury)
-IM cannot be used for patients on anticoagulants

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subcutaneous..?

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very similar to IM, not significant barriers to absorption

  • blood flow and circulation are major determinants of how fast absorption takes place
  • similar advantages and disadvantages as iM
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oral- barriers to absorption

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  • may be absorbed in stomach, intestine, or both
  • 2 barriers: layer of epithelial cells that line the GI tract and the capillary wall
  • drugs must pass through the cells rather than between them in the GI tract
  • some drugs cause intestinal absorption to be reduced
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absorption pattern of oral drugs

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rate can be highly variable bc of factors:

  • solubility and stability of drug
  • gastric and intestinal pH
  • food in the gut
  • co-administration with other drugs
  • special coatings on the drug prep
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drug movement following absorption (oral)

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  • drugs absorbed from all sites along GI tract (except oral mucosa and distal segment of rectum) must pass through the liver before they can reach general circulation
  • for many drugs this passage only involves going through the liver, enter inferior vena cava and eventually general circulation
  • other drugs undergo extensive hepatic metabolism
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advantages to oral

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  • easy and convenient

- safer than injections in terms of absorption (no risk of fluid overload, infection, embolism, potentially reversible

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disadvantages to oral

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  • variability of absorption
  • difficult to control the concentration, onset, intensity, and duration of response
  • patient requirements
  • local irritation
  • inactivation of other drugs potentially
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in general oral administration is preferred over parenteral, but there are situations where parenteral may be superior:

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emergency requiring rapid onset

  • plasma drug levels needing to be tightly controlled
  • treating a systemic disorder than cannot cross membranes
  • treating patients who cannot or will not take drugs orally
  • treatment with drugs that would be destroyed by gastric acidity, digestive or hepatic enzymes
51
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different formulations of drugs for oral administration?

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tablets, enteric coated preparations, sustained release preparations

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tablets are?

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mixture of a drug plus binders and fillers compressed

  • tablets made by diff manufacturers differ in rates of disintegration and dissolution
  • as a result, 2 tablets that contain same amt of same drug may differ with response
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enteric coated preparations are?

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covered in material designed to dissolve in intestine but not stomach

  • materials used are fatty acids, waxes, shellac
  • general purposes: protect drugs from acid and pepsin in stomach, protect stomach from drugs that cause gastric discomfort
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disadvantages of enteric coated preparations

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  • can make absorption even more variable because gastric emptying can vary from minutes up to twelve hours
  • enteric coatings sometimes fail to dissolve, allowing meds to pass through GI tract without being absorbed
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sustained-release preparations are?

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filled with tiny spheres that contain the drug, the spheres have coatings that dissolve at variable rates

  • released steadily throughout the day
  • reduce number of doses and steady drug levels
  • high cost though
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distribution (movement of drug from blood to interstitial space of tissues and from there into cells) is determined by 3 factors?

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  • blood flow to tissues
  • ability of a drug to exit the vascular system
  • ability of a drug to enter cells
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blood flow to tissues and distribution?

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  • first phase of distribution
  • rate determined by blood flow
  • absecesses and tumors can cause low regional blood flow
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exiting the vascular system and distribution?

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  • after a drug has been delivered to an organ or tissue via blood, next step is to exit the vasculature
  • they leave the blood at capillary beds
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typical capillary beds description

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  • offer no resistance to the departure of drugs
  • drugs can leave the vasculature simply by passing throug pores in the capillary walls, the drugs pass between the capillary cells
60
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what is the blood-brain barrier

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  • refers to the unique anatomy of capillaries in the CNS
  • tight junction between the cells that compose the walls of most capillaries in CNS (so tight they prevent drug passage)
  • protects brain from injury by potentially toxic substances, but can be a significant obstacle in therapy of CNS disorders
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to leave the blood in blood brain barrier…

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a drug must be able to pass through cells of capillary wall- only drugs that are lipid soluble or have a transport system

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why is protein binding (specifically plasma-albumin binding important)

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it is the most abundant protein in the plasma and it is very large

  • always stays in the blood stream!
  • forms reversible bonds with drugs
  • bound molecules cannot reach their sites of action or undergo metabolism or excretion until drug protein bond is broken- this prolongs the distribution phase and increases drug half life
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what is metabolism, where does it take place

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  • chemical alteration of drug structure

- most drug metabolism takes place in the liver

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most drug metabolism that takes place in the liver is performed by?

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hepatic microsomal enzyme system (p450 system) a group of 12 closely related enzyme families

65
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drug metabolism does not always result in the breakdown of drugs into smaller molecules, can also result in?

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synthesis of a molecule that is larger than its parent drug

66
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therapeutic consequences of metabolism

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  1. accelerated renal excretion of drugs
  2. drug inactivity
  3. increased therapeutic action
    - activation of “prodrugs”
    - increased toxicity or decreased toxicity
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the most important consequence of metabolism?

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promotion of renal drug excretion
-kidneys are unable to excrete drugs that are highly lipid soluble, coverts lipid-soluble drugs into more hydrophilic forms

68
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what is the first pass effect

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rapid hepatic inactivation of certain oral drugs

  • when drugs are absorbed from GI tract, they are carried directly to the liver via hepatic portal vein
  • if the capacity of the liver to metabolize a drug is extremely high, that drug can be completely inactivated on its first pass through the liver, so no therapeutic effects
  • these drugs are therefore often administering parenterally to bypass the liver
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induction?

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the process of stimulating enzymes synthesis

-drugs that act on the liver to increase rates of drugs metabolism are inducers

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drug metabolizing capacity of infants?

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limit because liver does not develop its full capacity until about 1 year after birth

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what is excretion

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removal of drugs from body

-exit via urine, bile, sweat, saliva, breast milk, and expired air

72
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most important organ in excretion

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kidneys

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steps in renal drug excretion?

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  1. glomerular filtration (proteins filtered by the kidneys)
  2. passive tubular reabsorption (drugs that arent lipid soluble remain in the urine to be excreted)
  3. active tubular secretion (active transport systems including P-glycoprotein
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factors that modify renal drug excretion

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  • ph dependent ionization
  • competition for active tubular transport
  • age
75
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minimum effective concentration=

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the plasma drug level below which therapeutic effects will not occur
-a drug must be present in conc at or above MEC

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toxic concentration=

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the plasma level at which toxic effects begin

77
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therapeutic range of plasma levels of drug conc

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falls between the MEC and toxic concentration

-objective of drug dosing is to maintain plasma drug levels within therapeutic range

78
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what is drug half life

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time required for the amount of drug in the body to decrease by 50%

79
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how is plateau drug levels achieved?

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administering repeated doses will cause a drug to build up in the body until a plateau has been achieved
-when amt of drug eliminated between doses equals amount administered, drug levels will remain constant and plateau will have been reached

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peak concentration?

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highest amount

81
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trough concentration

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lowest

82
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what are pharmacodynamics

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study of the biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs and the molecule mechanisms by which those effects are produced
-what drugs DO to the body, HOW they do it

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dose-response relationship is?

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  • the relationship between the size of an administered dose and the intensity of the response produced
  • it is graded, AKA, as dose increases, response becomes larger
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3 phases of dose-response relationship

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phase 1: occurs at low doses, curve is flat
phase 2: increase in dose elicits a corresponding increase
phase 3: as dose goes higher, reaches a point where increase in dose is unable to elicit further increase, curve flattens

85
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dose response curves reveal two characteristic properties?

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maximal efficacy and relative potency

86
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what is maximal efficacy

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largest effect that a drug can produce, indicated by height of dose-response curve

87
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relative potency is?

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amount of drug we must give to elicit an effect, indicated by positive of the dose-response curve along X axis
-potency and efficacy are completely independent qualities!

88
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what are receptors

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special chemical sites in the body that most drugs interact with to produce effects-usually hormones, NTs, other regulatory molecules

89
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drugs cannot give cells new functions, only alter the rate ?

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of pre-existing functions

90
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when a drug binds to a receptor, all that it can do is?

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mimic or block the actions of endogenous regulatory molecules

91
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four primary receptor families?

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  • cell-membrane embedded enzymes: located on cell surface, binding activates the enzyme
  • ligand gated ion channels:span the cell membrane, function is to regulate flow of ions into and out of cells
  • g protein coupled receptor systems: binding of ligand or agonist activates G protein, which activates effector
  • transcription factor: found within the cell, responses to activation of these receptors are delayed
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selective drug action is possible is because?

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drugs act through specific receptors, each type of receptor participates in the regulation of just a few processes

93
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simple occupancy theory?

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states that intensity of response to a drug is proportional to number of receptors occupied by that drug, maximal response will occur when avail receptors occupied by that drug

94
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modified occupancy theory?

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ascribes two qualities to drugs

  • affinity: strength of the attraction between a drug and its receptor
  • intrinsic activity: ability of a drug to activate the receptor following binding
95
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what are agonists

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molecules that activate receptors

96
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what are antagonists

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produce their effects by preventing receptor activation by endogenous regulatory molecules and drugs
-non-competitive and competitive

97
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what are partial agonists

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agonist that has only moderate intrinsic activity, so as result the maximal effect that a partial agonist can produce is lower than that of a full

98
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what is interpatient variability

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dose required to produce a therapeutic response can vary substantially from patient to patient, important to monitor individual response

99
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ED50=

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dose that is required to produce a defined therapeutic response in 50% of the population, can be considered a standard dose

100
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what are drug-drug interactions

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can occur whenever a patient takes 2 or more drugs, some are intended & desired, some not

101
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three possible outcomes of drug-drug interactions

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1) drug may intensify effects of the other
2) drugs may reduce the effects of the other
3) combination may produce a new response not seen with either drug alone

102
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4 basic mechanisms of drug-drug interactions?

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1) direct chemical or physical interactions
2) pharmacokinetic interaction: affects all four of the basic processes
3) pharmacodynamic interaction- at same site, or different sites
4) combined toxicity

103
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body weight and composition and drug effects?

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  • significant determinant of drug effects
  • higher the conc. more intense the response
  • prescriber may base adjustment on SA of the body rather than weight to account of muscle or fat variations
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age and drug affects?

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drug sensitivity varies with age

-infants and older adults especially sensitive

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liver disease and drug effect

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  • can cause drugs to accumulate

- rate of metabolism will decline

106
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kidney disease and drug effect

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  • can reduce drug excretion, causing drugs to accumulate in the body
  • may build up to toxic levels in the body
107
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acid base imbalance and drug effects

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changes in acid-base affect all pharmacokinetics

108
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altered electrolyte status and drug effect

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  • K, Na, C, Mg, P important in cells

- when electrolyte levels disturbed, multiple cellular processes disruption

109
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what is tolerance

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decreased responsiveness to a drug as a result of repeated drug admin

110
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what is pharmacodynamic tolerance

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familiar tolerance, associated with long term admin of drug, result of an adaptive process that occur in response to chronic receptor occupation

111
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what is metabolic tolerance

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-defined as tolerance resulting from accelerated drug metabolism, causes increased metabolism

112
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what is tachyphylaxis

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reduction in drug responsiveness brought on by repeated dosing over a short time, not common

113
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what is the placebo effect

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any response the patient may have to a placebo is believed to be based solely on patients psychologic reaction

114
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bioavailability?

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amount of active drug that reaches systemic circulation

-different formulations of the same drug can vary in bioavailability

115
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genetics and pharmacogenomics

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a patients unique genetic makeup can lead to drug responses that are different from those of the population at large

116
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genetic variants that alter drug metabolism

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  • most common mechanism by which genetic variants modify drug response
  • reduction in benefits, or increase in toxicity
117
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gender and drugs

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men and women can respond differently to the same drug

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