Test 1 Flashcards
drug
a chemical substance that interacts with a part of the body to alter an existing physiological or biochemical process
Food, Drug and Cosmetic act of 1938 a drug is
a natural or synthetic substance which affects its functioning structure, and is used in the diagnosis, mitigation, treatment or prevention of a disease or relief of discomfort
where do drugs come from
plants, animals, minerals or can be synthetic
synthetic drugs
are preferred bc of quality control , ease of preparation and they are not dependent on certain resources
dosage formulation
drug delivery system; final formulation of the drug in combination with one or more non medicinal agents
dosage formulations
important for accuracy, protection of a drug substance outside of the body, protection of a drug substance inside the body, optimization of delivery to its site of action or convenience
pharmacology
a drugs mechanism of action
toxicology
possible harmful side effects
medicinal chemistry
chemical structure and properties
pharmacotherapy
medicinal treatment by means of drugs
pharmacokinetics
what the body does to the drug
pharmacodynamics
what the drug does to the body
pharmaceutics is
all things related to drug formulations
the first pharmacists
were tribal people, sick ppl were those punished for their sins, evil spirts were tied to disease; v symbolic
hippocates
4 humors, rationalization of the source of illness; Hippocratic oath; father of medicine
dioscorides
1st century greek philosopher; wrote Materia Metica; developed the first pharmacopeia
Galen
2nd century greek philosopher; first cold creme; father of compounding
who split physicians and pharmacists why??
Frederick 2 of Germany; enforce ethics; too much knowledge for 1 person to know
Friedrich Wilhelm Adam serturner
specialized in removal of alkaloids and is credited with the discovery of morphine
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
discovery of oxygen; extracted and isolated chemicals
what is the USP
United States Pharmacopeia
what is the NF
National formulary
what is the timeline of USP and NF
USP originally run by physicians and only drugs of “therapeutic merit”; NF made their own with pharmacists; both were recognized by the pure food and drug act of 1906; USP became controlled by pharmacists; then USP bought NF
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
regulated drug production; standards for purity, strength, and quality
Sherley Amendment of 1912
regulated therapeutic benefit; and prohibited false claims
Food Drug and Cosmetic act of 1938
prohibit distribution of any drug without prior filing of a new drug application and approval by the FDA; ensured safety
Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962
added efficacy requirements
what are the 3 types of drug discoveries
serendipity; high throughput screening; molecular modeling
serendipity
good fortune
high throughput screening
a library of candidate compound is examined quickly using an applicable biologic assay to identify a lead compound that can be further tested
molecular modeling
computer aided evaluation of a target site receptor and design of a drug that can be synthesized to fit that target site
role of FDA in approval of dosage form
sponsor of a new drug must file and IND application with the FDA; institutional review board then evaluates the plan for safety; after 30 days human trials begin; three phrases of testing demonstrate drug safety and therapeutic effectiveness
Investigational New Drug
IND; identifications of phase, investigational plan with rationale for the study; brief summary of previous human experience, preclinical and clinical summary; protocol for each planned study
New Drug Application
NDA; names of drugs, statement as Rx; technical sections or human pharmacokinetics and bioavailability, clinical data, statistical methods, samples of the drug substance, drug product proposed for marketing; clinical case report forms
phase 1 of clinical trials
20-100; lasts several months, assess safety
phase 2 of clinical trials
up to several hundred patients with the condition; months - 2 years;
phase 3 of clinical trials
several hundred to several thousand patients with the condition for which the drug is intended; last 1- 4years
phase 4 of clinical trials
continued clinical study; drugs MOA, possible new therapeutic uses for drugs; dosage strengths, check for adverse rxn, side effects
what are functional groups & why are they important
a group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a particular compound; provide specific properties and behaviors that allow drug molecules to exert their desired pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic effects
solubility
the ability for a given substance to dissolve in another substance
saturation
when the max amount of solute is dissolved in the solvent
hydrophilicity
drugs ability to be dissolve in water
lipophilicity
drugs affinity to dissolve in lipids or other non polar solvents
intrinsic aqueous solubility
how inherently soluble a drug is in water; measured by the partition coefficient of the drug; determined after equilibrium is reached
P
the partition coefficient; equal to the partition solvent concentration divided by the concentration of dissolved water; solvent conc./conc. in H2O
the larger value of log P,
the more lipophilic the drug molecule is
polarity
used to describe the presence of a dipole moment
polar molecules
possess a dipole moment; meaning there is a partial charge separation between atoms due to the electronegativity of the atoms; dissolve in water
nonpolar molecules
do not possess a dipole moment; dissolve in lipid solvents due to van der wals forces
hydrogen bonding
a special kind of dipole dipole attraction that occurs between molecules with specific structural features
dielectric constant
a measure of the ability of a molecule or solvent to separate charges
what type of functional groups increase partition coefficient
carbons; halogens,
what type of functional groups decrease the partition coefficient
anything that has oxygen or nitrogen
general trends for increasing water solubility of drug molecules
1) introduction of a polar functional group 2) branching of alkyl groups 3) decrease molecular weight
electrolyte
a compound that ionizes in solution; can conduct electricity
strong electrolytes
ionize completely
weak electrolytes
ionizable but only dissociate partially
non-electrolyte
does not ionize in water; remains neutral and uncharge
ionization
allows for more water solubility due to the formation of ion-dipole bonds
the pH scale
is a logarithmic quantification of the concentration of H+
a change in 1 number on the pH scale
represents a tenfold change in [H+]
as the pH decrease
[H+] increases
acids
donate or lose a hydrogen