Test 2 - definitions Flashcards
3 major physiologic factors that affect drug distribution
blood flow, body composition, protein binding
3 major drug factors that affect drug distribution
lipophiliicity, size, ionization
2 major plasma protiens
albumin & alpha 1 glycoprotien
albumin
prefers acidic binding & hydrophobic; typically constant levels
alpha 1 acidic glycoprotien
binds to basic drugs; stressed induced
plasma protein binding is ___ & ___
saturable and reversible
amount of drug bound to a plasma protein is determined by
drug concentration, # of available binding sites, affinity of drug for protein
what causes pharmacological effect
free drug
ion trapping
when an ionized species of drug accumulates in a specific tissue or organ, more drug ionized on one side than the other, accumulation of drug in a specific tissue that doesn’t reflect the plasma concentration
Vd
hypothetical volume; apparent volume of distribution
Vd ___ describes _____
indirectly; the extend to which a drug distributes outside of the plasma compartment which is one of the water compartments within the body; proportionally constant related to the amount of drug in the body to the plasma concentration
Vd is a ____ pharmacokinetic paramater
independent; it is dictated by the characteristics of the DRUG such as ionization, lipophilicity, size, etc
Vd is always a ___ divided by ___
mass over volume
C0 must be assumed to be
instantaneous distribution
total body water = __ X body weight
.6
ECF = __ X body weight
.2
ICF = ___ X body weight
.4
ECF = ___(3/4) & ___(1/4)
Interstital fluid / Plasma
Vd (once divided by kg): less than .6 = drug in ___ more than .6 = drug in ___
plasma tissues
smaller Vd means more drug is in the
plasma bc of protein binding
pericytes
have tight junctions between cells to limit diffusion of drug into CNS
PgP also work to
pump out toxins and drugs from the brain
what could hinder a drug from passing through BBB
large, charged, hydrophillic
metabolism
refers to the process by which the administered drug is biochemically altered producing a metabolite
metabolites typically have ___ activation
little but some can have significant
pro-drug
inactive but upon metabolism release or form active drug
excretion
removal of drug from body
___ is the primary organ for excretion
kidney, but some drug can be eliminated through bile