Week 2 Flashcards
Pharmacokinetics?
faar·muh·kow·kuh·neh·tuhks
Absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of drugs
–”What the body does to the drug”
-How moving into the body
Pharmaceutics?
faar·muh·soo·tuhks
preparing drugs for administration
“Dosage Forms”
Pharmacodynamics?
Action or effects of drugs on living systems
“What the drug does to the body”
Levels of Drug Activity? 4
Body Systems
Component Tissues
Cellular Level
Molecular Level
Drugs modify existing functions
What are they? 3
Interrupt
-ipratropium/slow down mucus membrane
Replace
-Fe for anemia
-insulin
Potentiate
-Cathartics before sigmoidoscopy
Beta-Blockers
a) Body Systems
b) Component Tissues
c) Cellular Level
d) Molecular Level
a) Reduces pulse rate
b) Negative chronotrope
c) Prevents elevation of cAMP
d) Competitive antagonism of norepinephrine to cardiac beta1 receptors
Agonist?
Activates!!
A drug interact with a receptor and fully activate it.
Intrinsic activity equals 1
Partial Agonism
A drug interact with a receptor and partially activate it
Intrinsic activity between 0(0%) and 1(100%)
Antagonism?
A drug binds a receptor and prevents a response from occuring
Blocking receptor to being fully stimulate
Competitive Antagonism?
Agonist and antagonist both trying to bind to the same receptor
Noncompetitive Antagonism?
Binding of an antagonist to one receptor prevents an agonist from bind to another receptor
Eternal administration
Mouth
Thin lining, rich blood supply
Sublingual and buccal routes
Eternal administration
Stomach
Medium surface area, rich blood supply
Acidic pH
Drugs don’t stay long
Eternal administration
Small Intestine
Hugh surface area
Rich blood supply
Basic pH
Parenteral Administration
Advantages
Can be used for drugs that are poorly absorbed
Can provide an immediate onset of action (IV)
Can provide a longer lasting effect (IM/SQ)
Can concentrate drug at a specific location
Can provide a more predictable response
Can provide titratable dosage
Parenteral Administration
Disadvantages
Pain
Irreversible
Extravasation 血管外漏出
Phlebitis 静脈炎
Not useful for self-administration
Contamination/infection
Parenteral Administration 7
Intravenous into a vein
Intra-arterial into a artery
Intramuscular into the muscle
Epidural epidural space
Intrathecal into the CSF
Subcutaneous into the sab layer of the skin
Intra-articular Joint
Topical Administration
Skin
Ointments, creams, patches
Local and systemic
Topical Administration
a) Eyes
b) Ears
c) Intranasal
a)Drops, ointments
Local distribution
b)Local distribution
c)Spray and drops
Local and systemic
Topical Administration
a) Inhalation
b) Vaginal
a) Local and systemic
b) Local and systemic
Oral Dosage Forms 8
Dissolved Liquid (elixir, syrup)
Suspensions
Powders
Capsules
Tablets
Coated Tablets
Enteric-Coating
Sustained-Release
Pharmacokinetic Phase
Absorption
Movement of drug molecules into the body
Passive: high to low
Facilitated diffusion: solutes through transport proteins in the plasma membrane.
Pharmacokinetic Phase
Rate of absorption can determine?
Onset of action
Duration of action
Intensity of response
Variables Affecting Absorption 4
Nature of absorbing surface
Surface area/small vs. large
Blood flow to site of administration
pH at the site of absorption
Drug
Excretion
Kidneys
Lungs
Sweat glands
Salivary glands
Mammary glands
GI tract
Excretion is the PHYSICAL removal of the drug from the body
Variables Affecting Dose/Response
Body Weight
Larger doses are often given to patients with greater
weight or BMI
Dependent on where the drug distributes to
– Muscle
– Adipose
– Body water
Variables Affecting Dose/Response
Age
Altered capacity to metabolize and/or excrete drugs
Most common in very young and very old
(Usually decreased)
Variables Affecting Dose/Response
Gender
Differences in body composition and hormonal activity
Variables Affecting Dose/Response
Genetics
Enzymatic differences can lead to alterations in magnitude of effect
Decrease or increase
Therapeutic failure or toxicity
Variables Affecting Dose/Response
Tolerance
Larger doses must be given to maintain the same effect
Commonly seen with opioids
Variables Affecting Dose/Response
Psychological factors / Beliefs
Placebo effect
For example, if you get sick after eating a specific food
-you may associate that food with having been sick
and avoid it in the future
Variables Affecting Dose/Response
Comorbid medical conditions
Can affect all phases of pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic response