Toxicokinetics II Flashcards
Chronicity Factor
Acute LD50/Chronic LD50
>2 relatively cumulative toxicant
Risk Ratio
Toxicity:Use Level
Ex: urea toxicity = 300 mg/kg, use level = 100 mg/kg
Risk Ratio: 3:1
Henderson Hasselbach Equation
PKa of an acid= pH of the medium + log (N/I)
PKa of a base= pH of the medium + log (I/N)
N= nonionized I= ionized
The ____________ the pKa of a weak acid, the ___________ the N/I; the _________ the pKa of a weak base, the __________ the N/I.
Higher, higher
Lower, higher
Absorption of drugs
The transfer of the drug from the side of admin to the circulation
What factors do we take into account for drug absorption?
Molecular size Lipid solubility Degree of ionization Dissolution of drug in water Concentration of drug at absorptive site Route of administration
The smaller the molecule, the ________ the penetration through pores
Faster
The greater the lipid solubility, the _____________ the absorption
Greater
The higher the ratio between N/I, the ______________ the absorption
Greater
Which is faster: oral absorption of lipid drugs or solid drugs?
Lipid drugs
What does oral absorption of lipid drugs depend on?
Rate of dissolution
What two things does the concentration of a drug at an absorptive site depend on?
Dose and concentration
The higher the conc of a drug, the _________ the absorption
Faster
List the routes of administration and their absorptive rates in order from fastest to slowest?
Sublingual and inhalation- very rapid
IM
SQ
PO
An increase in blood flow causes an increase or decrease in absorption?
Increase
What three things can modify blood flow?
Drugs
Physiological factors
Dz
What two things can decrease blood flow?
Shock
Edema
What is the main site of absorption for drugs given PO?
Duodenum (bc of extensive surface area and rich blood supply)
Rate of absorption depends on what?
Rate of gastric emptying
What 6 factors affect drug absorption from the GI tract?
PO absorption of solid drugs depends on rate of dissolution Activity of the gut Presence of other substances Blood flow Species Individual
Distribution of drugs
Transport of drugs from the plasma to the tissues (site of action, site of storage, side of biotransformation)
What 3 things affect the distribution of drugs?
Physiochemical properties Concentration gradient Plasma protein binding Blood Flow Tissue barriers Affinity of drugs to certain tissues