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The science of analyzing body fluids to determine concentration of a prescribed drug present at a particular time correlating the concentration of the drug with its effect on the patient

Therapeutic drug monitoring

When to monitor drugs

1. Consequences of over/under dosing are serious


2. Narrow well defined range with only a small difference between therapeutic and toxic


3. Plasma drug levels are not predictable from dosage alone


4. Non compliant patient


5. Disease alters drug utilization


6. Drug interactions

Schedule I drugs


  • Heroin
  • LSD
  • Marijuana

Metabolite metabolized in Heroin

Morphine in urine

Metabolite metabolized in LSD

LSD or nor-LSD in urine

Metabolite metabolized in Marijuana

Delta 9 THC in urine

Schedule II drugs


  • Cocaine
  • Meth
  • Morphine
  • PCP
  • Oxycodone (Percodan)

Metabolite measures in Concaine

Benzoylecgonine in urine

Metabolite measures in meth

amphetamines

Metabolite measured in morphine

morphine

metabolite measured in oxycodone (percodan)

oxymorphone

metabolite measured in PCP

phencyclidine

Schedule III drugs

barbiturates

Metabolite measured in barbituates

barbituates

Barbituates

can fatally depress breathing

Opiates

Morphine and Oxycodone

Schedule IV drugs


  • Darvon, valium

Metabolite measured in darvon, valium

barbiturates

Therapeutic drugs: cardiac

  • glycosides: digoxin, digitoxin
  • beta blockers: lopressor
  • Antidysrrythmics: lidocaine, procainamide, and quinidine

Glycosides; digoxin, digitoxin

increases strength of heart contraction

Beta blockers; lopressor

decreases blood pressure and heart rate

Antidysrrythmic: lidocaine, procainamide, quinidine

keeps heart stable

metabolite measured in antidysrrythmic

procainamide becomes NAPA which is also an antidysrrhytmic drug

Anticonvulsants

  • Phenytoin (Dilantin)
  • Phenobarbital
  • Primidone
  • Carbamazapine, benzodiazapine (tegretol)

Phenobarbital

calms electrical storm

Primidone

calms electrical storm

Metabolite measured in primidone

becomes phenobarbital

Carbamazapine, benzodiazapine

anticonvulsants

Bronchodilators

  • Albuterol
  • Theophylline

Albuterol

long acting

Theophylline

shorter acting

Metabolite measured in theophylline

caffeine

Tricyclics (antidepressants)

  • Imipramine, amitryptiline, doxepen, lithium

Imipramine, amitryptiline, doxepen, lithium

stabilize moods used for bipolar patients

Metabolites measured in imipramine

disipramine

Metabolites measured in amitryptiline

nortriptyline

metabolites measured in doxepen

nordoxepen

Antipsychotic

Chlozapine, Haloperidol

Chlozapine, Haloperidol

treats schizophrenic patients

Antineoplastic

methotrexate, cisplaten

methotrexate, cisplaten is given to

cancer patients

what drugs need sheilded from light

methotrexate

Immunosuppresants

Cyclosporine, tacrolimus

Effectiveness of a drug over a population (responder/nonresponder) differences related to genetic polymorphisms of enzymes in cytochrome P450 pathway

Pharmacogenomics

Lowest concentration to produce a desired effect

MEC

Lowest concentration to produce toxic effects

MTC

Max concentration of drug in the blood

Peak

Lowest concentration in the blood

through

drug absorbed/distributed equals amount metabolized and excreted equivalent amount of drugs that enter and leave the body

Steady state

How many doses to reach steady state

4-7

Time between doses

dosing interval

percent of drug taken that is systemically absorbed and reaches the site of action

bioavailability

Amount of drug in the body to be reduced to 1/2

1/2 life

Sum of all procedures in the body to completely eliminate the drug from the body

total plasma clearance

any product of metabolism as in the derivative of a drug

metabolite

When to measure the peak/max drug


  • Oral:1 hour after ingestion
  • IV: 30 min
  • 1hr 30min IM

When to measure the trough/lowest

right before new dose is given

The therapeutic dose is

the ratio of MTC to MEC

When to increase dosing

in renal/hepatic disease to reduce drug elimination

100% bio availability

IV

Acid drug is bound to

albumin

Basic drug is bound to

alpha1-acid glycoprotein

What produces therapeutic response

free fraction

Primary site of drug metabolism

liver (first pass effect causes rapid metabolism) increased H20 solubility

Lipid soluble drugs

Non ionized

What type of drug crosses the cell membrane

non ionized

Drug metabolism assays measure

total drug

Water soluble protein

excreted by kidneys; bile, feces, saliva, air, and breast milk

Metabolized drugs: not active form; except

Primidone, Procainamide, Theophylline, TCAs

Formula to calculate to drug clearance

V=D/c

polar hydrophilic drugs

small V

Clearance is a

first order kinetics

Higher Concentration of drugs

  • Patient non compliance
  • Decrease total clearance
  • Increase protein binding
  • Increase bioavailability

Lower concentration of drugs


  • Patient non compliance
  • Increase total clearance
  • Decrease protein binding
  • Decrease bioavailability

Drug elimination calculations

C=Ce^kt

The study of poisons, substances, and their effect on the human body (50% suicide/ 30% accidental)

toxicology

Gases

CO

CO

odorless/colorless/tasteless

What is dichloromethane is converted to

CO in body

CO found as carboxyhemoglobin the absorbance is

higher (@1-5% Hb)

Fraction of poisoning that are CO

1/3

Blood sample for CO

Whole blood (EDTA)

Method for testing CO

scanning spectrophotometer (555nm to 541nm)

Treat CO

give 100% O2/hyperbaric chamber


CO-oximeter

Volatiles

  • Ethanol
  • Isopropanol
  • Methanol
  • Ethylene glycol

Ethanol is absorbed by

gastric mucosa

CO metabolized by the

liver into acetaldehyde (toxic) to acetic acid to kreb cycle

Tests for Ethanol

  • Use alcohol dehydrogenase (NAD as cofactor)
  • Gas chromatography
  • Osmolar gap

Osmolar gap

2(Na)+Glu/20+Bun/3

Isopropanol converts to

acetone 240mL fatal


no metabolic acidosis

Methanol converts to

formaldehydge to formic acid "wood alcohol"


Metabolic acidosis


20-30mL fatal

Ethylene glycol converts to

oxalate and hippuric acid

Huffing

difluoroethane, freon: GC

Corrosives cause

Metabolic acidosis and alkalosis

Cyanide

Corrosive


Binds heme iron and cytochrome oxidase

Cyanide symptoms

headaches, dizziness, respiratory depression, seizure, coma, and death

Metals


  • Lead
  • arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Mercury

Lead

Metal


  • toxicity: behavioral encephalopathy >100 ug/dL
  • atomic absorption
  • zinc protoporphrin

Arsenic

High affinity binding to thio groups

Cadmium

paint used in electroplating protein binding accumulate: renal tubular necrosis

Mercury

Protein binding/inhibits many enzymes


neurologic/renal dysfunction

Pesticides

  • 50% organophosphates and carbamates
  • inhibit acetylcholinesterases which neutralize acetylcholinesterases

How to measure pesticides

Pseudocholinesterase

Salicylates is

aspirin

Salicylate overdose starts as

respiratory alkalosis (increase water loss) then metabolic acidosis

Treat salicylates

ionized to bicarbonate infusions (7.6-8.0)

Acetaminophen

Tylenol

Acetaminophen is converted to

glucuronide in the liver and sulfate conjugate

What to monitor in acetaminophen

creatinine and prothrombin before and after

How to treat with acetaminophen overdose

oral activated charcoal and hydrate w/ hypoglycemia

Acetaminophen exposure

64%

Acetaminophen falaties

62%

Mechanism acetaminophen

liver toxicity

Determine acetaminophen

Rumack-Matthew

Aspirin Exposure

17%

Aspirin Fatalities

34%

Mechanism Aspirin

Acid-Base Imbalance

Determine aspirin

Done monogram

Treat aspirin

activated charcoal, bicarbonate infusions, for acid-base imbalance

Ibuprofen exposure

19%

Ibuprofen fatalities

4%

Mechanisms of Ibuprofen overdose

fatality to oliguric renal failure


GI bleeding mixed acid-base balance

Determine Ibuprofen

Nomogram Hall et al

Treat Ibuprofen

Activated charcoal bicarb infusion or dialysis; supportive measures

Toxi-lab

TLC

Drug Screening

Immunoassay

Reference method of drug screening

GC

No antidote to over dose

Amphetamines

Treat barbituates

Supportive therapy, urinary alkalinization (prevents barbituates reabsroption)

Benzos treat alcohol withdraw

mix with alcohol very toxic

Adluterants interfer with

immunoassays

NIDA-5

1. amphetamine/methamphetamine


2. cannabinoids


3. Cocaine


4. Opiates


5. PCP

Confrim drugs

GC/MS

Prostate cancer

Incidence: 29%


Death- 9%

Lung Cancer

Incidence: 15%


Death: 31/26%

Colorectal cancer

Incidence: 10/11%


Death 9/10%

Breast Cancer

Incidence: 26%


Death: 15%

Single, original transformed cell, lose of regulatory function, proliferative eventually invade (metastases) normal tissues

Clonal theory

Phases of Clonal theory

  • Induction phase
  • In situ phase
  • invasion phase
  • dissemination phase

induction phase

>30 years or more (3/4 to carcinogens)

In situ phase

transformed cells develop into cancer, remains localized

Invasion pahse

penetrates basement membrane moves to blood and lymphatic vessels

Dissemination phase

1 to 5 years tumor spreads acquire additional bloody supply (angiogenesis)

Formation of tumors, occur due to mutation of growth factors, tumore suppressor, cell cycle and oncogenes

Tumorgenesis

spreading of tumors

metastasis

expressed during the development of the feetus then re expressed in the tumor

oncofetal antigens

present in or produced by the tumor/resemble fetal tissue anaplastic with out form, monitor therapy

Tumor marker

AFP

germ cell tumors, liver cancer

HCG

Germ cell and trophoblastic tumors

CEA

colorectal, breast lung cancer

CA 15-3, 27.29

monitor recurrence of breast cnacer

Hormone receptors

breast cancer therapy

CA-125

ovarian cancer monitoring

Total PSA

Screen/monitor prostate cancer (glycoprotein)


4.1-10ng/ml and %PSA <24%

Free PSA

distinguish prostate cancer from BPH

Alkaline phosphatase

bone live leukemia (isoenzyme)

CK

Enzyme


prostatic, lung, breast, colon, ovarian

Lactate dehydrogenase

Enzyme


2,3, 4 (Lymphoma/leukemia)


5 Liver



Hormone tumor marker

secreting tumors


neuroblastoma


pituitary/adrenal gland

Beta-human chronic gonadotropin+ AFP

grem cell tumors

Calcitonin

thyroid carcinomas

Adrenocorticotropin

anterior pituitary


>200ng/dL

Immunoglobulins

Protien


MM


Immunofxation/SPEP

Alpha-fetoproteins

Protein


(80% liver, raised in heptitis/cirrhosis)

CEA

Oncofetal Ag


Colorectal adhesion protein

CA 15-3, 27.29

Carbohydrate Ag or secreted

CA 27.29

recurrent blood group mucin

CA 19-9

pancreatic cancer

Lewis (=)

no CA 19-9

excessive marker concentration results in false low

hook effect; eliminated by two step immunometric assay

Lipemia, hemolysis, ab cross reactivity

interferences in immunoassay: two site immunometric

circulating Ab against animal immunoglobulin

heterophile Ab

Suppression of interference

Non specific IgG

Blood pH

7.35-7.45

pCO2

35-45mmHg

pO2

85-108 mmHg

HCO3

22-26mmol/L

O2 saturation

>95%

glass electrode

pH

severinghous electrode

pCO2


H+ ions read