Respiratory System Flashcards
Routes of delivery for inhaled drugs
Nasal or pulmonary
Advantages of RDD
BOTH SYSTEMIC AND LOCAL EFFECTS Rapid onset Needle free Reduced total amount of drug Reduce side effects Avoids first-pass
Disadvantages of RDD
Not suitable for long term Dose inaccuracy Do not absorb Local side effects Mucociliary clearance Not for prolong release effects
Formulations of PDD
Particle deposition
Paricle size
Aerosols
Dry powder based
Devices of PDD
Nebulizers
Metered dose inhalers
Dry powder inhalers
Factors concerning PDD
Physiological and pathological condition of the lungs
Drug absorption and kinetics
A&P of PDD
Starts at the nose and ends at the alveolar sac in the lung
- Nasopharyngeal region
- Tracheo-bronchial region
- Alveolar region
Nasopharyngeal region
Includes airways from the nose to larynx
Tracheo-bronchial region
Central or conducting airway
Larynx to the terminal bronchioles (includes tranchea, and bronchi)
Alveolar region
Respiratory/peripheral/pulmonary airway
Comprised of respiratory, bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli
Branching of the airways
Single daughter branch is smaller than its mother
Sum of two daughter branches is larger than their mother
Increases with each order, further from the mouth –> larger the area
Surface areas of airways
Increase with increase in the generation
Increase with increasing distance of the airway from the glottis
Diameter of airways
Decrease with the increasing generation of airways
Inhaled drugs are delivered as
Droplets or particles
- Must be deposited in an appropriate lung region in sufficient quantity to be effective
Deposition by inertial impaction
Greater than 5 micrometers
Large or fast particles cannot travel in the same direction as the air stream
Increased with particle velocity, diameter, and density
- Based on SPEED/INERTIA
Deposition by sedimentation
Depends on GRAVITY
Varies with time and density
Low velocity
- Max residence time, small airways and lung periphery
Deposition by diffusion
Increased with TIME
Decreases with particle diameter
Independent of density
- Small airways and lung periphery
Physiological factors that affect particle deposition?
Lung anatomy Oral vs nasal inhalation Inspiratory flow rate Coordination of generation and inspiration Tidal volume Diseases
Routes of inhalation
Oral: lungs
Nasal: not oral
Inspiratory flow
Deposition in the first few generation of the respiratory tract increase with the increase inspiratory flow rate