route of admin: aural and nasal Flashcards
therapeutic areas for nasal drug delivery
local
systemic
local delivery
nasal allergy
nasal congestion
nasal infection
systemic therapy
vaccine delivery
acess to CNS
adv of nasal
easy to admin
non-inv
avoid 1st pass
low enzyme act
nasal anatomy
divided to 2 halves by nasal septum
covered w mucous membrane containing goblet cells secreting mucus
polar drugs will pass through ……… via gaps between the cells
epithelia
olfactory mucosa is in contact with the
brain and cerebral spinal fluid
drug can be absorbed across
olfactory mucosa and enter CNS
large particles trapped in ……. …….. and undergo….. ……….
nasal filter
rapid clearance
factors which affect systemic absorption
solubility
lipophilicity/hydrophilicty
lipophillic drugs are …… absorbed from …………. cavity by ……………. route
rapidly
nasal
transcellular
hydrophilic drugs are absorbed via ……….. route and ……… area for ………..
paracellular
smaller
absorption
drugs with molecular mass <1 have
efficient absorption
nasal mucosa surface has Ph of
7.5
unionised drug mol w higher log P better abs than ionised form
true/false
true