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Unit 1 Pharmacokinetic Principles Flashcards

1
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Discuss the pharmacokinetic principles of Distribution.

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  1. Factors influencing drug distribution
  2. Volume of Distribution
  3. Loading Dose
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What are the factors that influence drug distribution?

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  1. Blood flow to the area of action
  2. membrane permeability
  3. Plasma protein binding
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3
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Give an example how blood flow to the area of action can influence drug distribution.

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Blood Brain Barrier

Prostate

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4
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Give an example how membrane permeability can influence drug distribution.

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Lipophilic drugs readily cross the BBB (vs hydrophilic)

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5
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Give an example how plasma protein binding can influence drug distribution.

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higher protein binding decreases unbound or “free” drug in the blood; only unbound drug can exert pharmacologic effect

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6
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A drug that is protein bound or unbound has the best chance of crossing the BBB?

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Unbound

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7
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Bound or unbound proteins are less active?

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Bound

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8
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Phenytoin is a 90% protein bound drug; 10% is free or unbound. What percentage is going to cross the BBB?

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Unbound/free = 10%; need to give a high enough does to equal that 10%.

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9
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Vd

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Volume of distribution

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10
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The apparent volume into which a drug distributes in the body at equilibrium.

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Vd (volume of distribution)

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11
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the volume that would be required to contain the administered dose if that dose was evenly distributed in blood or plasma

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Vd

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12
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Vd = __________ divided by ____________

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amount in body (mg) / plasma drug concentration (mg/L)

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13
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An initial dose that is larger than subsequent doses for the purpose of achieving therapeutic drug concentrations more rapidly

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Loading Dose

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14
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Loading dose = ________ x ___________

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LD = Vd x Cp

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15
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Where are most drugs primarily metabolized?

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Liver

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16
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What does metabolism do to drugs?

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process makes the drug more water soluble to be eliminated.

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17
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List the factors that influence metabolism.

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  1. Hepatic dysfunction (in liver)
  2. Severe CHF (decrease blood flow via liver)
  3. Advanced age (slower metabolism)
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18
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Metabolism slows down at what age?

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65yrs

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19
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Phase I Reactions, Phase II Reactions, Prodrugs, and Active metabolites all would be classified under what pharmacokinetic principle?

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Metabolism

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20
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When a drug is oxidized or reduced to more polar form?

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Phase I Reaction

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21
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A Phase 1 Reaction makes a drug more water soluble or less water soluble?

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More polar = more water soluble

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22
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Cytochrome P450 system is a Phase 1 Reaction or Phase 2 Reaction?

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Phase I Reaction

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23
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What organ contains most of cytochrome P450?

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liver

24
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List the organs where cytochrome P450 is located.

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liver, intestines, skin, kidneys, brain, lungs

25
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A dug metabolized by Cytochrome P450 system is and inducer, inhibitor, or substrate?

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Substrate

26
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Hydrophilic or lipophilic drugs are mostly metabolized by Cytochrome P450?

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lipophilic

27
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Drug that causes more rapid metabolism of substrate drugs? Substrate, Inducer, Inhibitor, prodrug, or active metabolite?

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Inducer

28
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Give an example of a drug inducer.

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chronic EtOH

29
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Drug that causes slower metabolism of substrate drugs? Substrate, Inducer, Inhibitor, prodrug, or active metabolite?

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Inhibitor

30
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Give an example of a drug inhibitor.

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Cimitidine

31
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What is a Phase II Reaction?

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Polar group is conjugated to the drug

32
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A phase II reaction will do what to polarity?

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increase polarity

33
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The goal of metabolism is to make a drug more soluble or insoluble?

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water soluble

34
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Describe the term prodrug.

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inactive substance metabolized to an active substance w/in the body

35
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Give an example of a prodrug.

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Prednisone metabolized & changes to prednisolone
Codeine to morphine
Fosphenytoin to phenytoin

36
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A prodrug has pharmacological activity? T or F?

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False

37
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A metabolite that also has therapeutic activity.

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Active metabolite

38
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Metabolites can be active or inactive?

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They can function as both!

39
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Describe how elimination is a pharmacokinetic principle.

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Drugs are excreted from the body after being metabolized to a more polar form; others are excreted unchanged, usually in the urine

40
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How are drugs eliminated?

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Via Filtration, secretion, and reabsorption

41
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Term: Drugs diffuse from blood to nephron

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Filtration

42
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Drugs best travel through the nephron in what form and become eliminated?

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Small, unbound, nonionized, lipid soluble

43
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Explain how drug travel from high concentration to low concentration during filtration.

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They diffuse from blood to the nephron (small, unbound, non-ionized, lipid soluble

44
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When do some drugs go through active transport during the elimination process? Term.

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Secretion: Drug into the nephron

45
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Term:

Drugs reabsorbed into the blood stream by diffusion from the nephron tubule (small, non-ionized)

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Reabsorption

46
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List factors that influence elimination.

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Renal dysfunction; Heart Failure exacerbation, diabetes, uncontrolled HTN, decrease age

47
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Explain half life (t 1/2)

A

the time it takes the plasma concentration of a drug to decrease by 50% after a given dose

48
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Give an example of 2 anticoagulants with different half-life.

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Heparin = 1.5hrs; Warfarin = 40 hrs

49
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The time from 10 hours to 5 hrs is 1 Half-life. At what point does the following half occur?

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At 2.5 hrs.

50
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How is t 1/2 related to dosing frequency?

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The longer the t 1/2, the longer the dosing interval.

51
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How is Vd related to t 1/2?
A. No relationship
B The smaller the Vd, the shorter the t 1/2
C. The larger the Vd, the shorter the t 1/2

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B. The smaller the Vd, the shorter the t 1/2

52
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Describe Steady State

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absorption = elimination; the drug in the body is in a state of homeostasis; generally reached in 5 half-lives.

53
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Heparin’s t 1/2 is 1.5 hrs. Warfarin’s t 1/2 is 40 hrs. What is there steady state?

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Heparin = 7.5 hours later
Warfarin = 200 hrs (8 days)
54
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The dose of drug that attempts to maintain a steady state plasma concentration in the therapeutic range.

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Maintenance Dose

55
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Term: What drugs do to the body.

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Pharmacodynamics

56
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The component of a cell or organism that interest w/ a drug and initiates the chain of biochemical events leading to the drug’s observed effects

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Receptor

57
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What type of receptor alters the physiology of a cell by binding to plasma membrane or intracellular receptors

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Agonist

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