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The pure food and drug act provides...

This act prohibits....
standards for drug purity and labeling (strength and purity);

misbranding or adulteration of drugs by prohibiting interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated foods and drugs
The Pure Food and Drug Act was amended to prohibit:
false or fraudulent advertising claims
Examples of things outlawed by the Pure Food and Drug Act:
Misbranded (labeling is false and misleading, doesn't contain adequate directions for use), adulterated (manufacturing is noncompliant with current good manufacturing processes, is packaged under unsanitary conditions)
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic act originally did not require...
prior clearance by FDA of drug testing in humans
Premarketing clearance for safety makes sure that:

Does this through:
new drugs are safe as well as pure in order to be introduced into interstate commerce.;

requiring adequate testing of a compound to prevent marketing of a possibly toxic substance
Durham-Humphrey Amendments is responsible for...

Also provides rules for...
separating drugs into Legend drugs and non legend drugs;

dispensing legend drugs
Legend drugs are those that...
require a Rx
Nonlegend drugs are those that....
do not require an Rx; OTC drugs
Legend drugs are those drugs that....
cannot be safely used without medical supervision by a licensed practitioner
Kefauver-Harris amendments provide...

they require... before any new drug can be placed in interstate commerce
premarketing clearance for efficacy.;

proof of efficacy as well as safety
Kefauver-Harris Amendments also regulate the guidelines for conducting......

Also strengthened...
clinical trials;

FDAs authority over human testing of new drugs
Kefauver-Harris Amendments also regulate the guidelines for conducting......

Also strengthened...
clinical trials;

FDAs authority over human testing of new drugs
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control act of 1970 established....

Also regulates....
control (registration, FDA) and enforcement (DEA) over drugs;

Production, distribution, exportation, and importation of controlled substance
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control act of 1970 established....

Also regulates....
control (registration, FDA) and enforcement (DEA) over drugs;

Production, distribution, exportation, and importation of controlled substance
Poison Prevention Packaging Act enforced...
child resistant containers
The child resistant containers applies to _____ and ______ with 2 exceptions: ____ and ____
all controlled substances;

All legend drugs;

sublingual nitroglycerin and oral contraceptives
Poison Prevention Packaging Act enforced...
child resistant containers
Orphan Drug Amendmants encourage the pharmaceutical industry to....
develop drug products for rare diseases or medical conditions for whose marketing would not otherwise be profitable since the affected pt population is too small
Poison Prevention Packaging Act enforced...
child resistant containers
FDA Amendments Act of 2007 gave the GDA authority to...
require risk evaluation an mitigation strategies for managing known of potential serious drug risks.
The child resistant containers applies to _____ and ______ with 2 exceptions: ____ and ____
all controlled substances;

All legend drugs;

sublingual nitroglycerin and oral contraceptives
Poison Prevention Packaging Act enforced...
child resistant containers
The child resistant containers applies to _____ and ______ with 2 exceptions: ____ and ____
all controlled substances;

All legend drugs;

sublingual nitroglycerin and oral contraceptives
Orphan Drug Amendmants encourage the pharmaceutical industry to....
develop drug products for rare diseases or medical conditions for whose marketing would not otherwise be profitable since the affected pt population is too small
Orphan Drug Amendmants encourage the pharmaceutical industry to....
develop drug products for rare diseases or medical conditions for whose marketing would not otherwise be profitable since the affected pt population is too small
The child resistant containers applies to _____ and ______ with 2 exceptions: ____ and ____
all controlled substances;

All legend drugs;

sublingual nitroglycerin and oral contraceptives
FDA Amendments Act of 2007 gave the GDA authority to...
require risk evaluation an mitigation strategies for managing known of potential serious drug risks.
Orphan Drug Amendmants encourage the pharmaceutical industry to....
develop drug products for rare diseases or medical conditions for whose marketing would not otherwise be profitable since the affected pt population is too small
FDA Amendments Act of 2007 gave the GDA authority to...
require risk evaluation an mitigation strategies for managing known of potential serious drug risks.
FDA Amendments Act of 2007 gave the GDA authority to...
require risk evaluation an mitigation strategies for managing known of potential serious drug risks.
Schedule 1 drug characteristics:
high abuse and NO accepted medical use in US

(hallucinogens, marijuana, methaqualone)
Schedule 2 drug characteristics:
currently accepted medical use in the US with high abuse potential that results in severe physical or psych dependence.

(opiates, metahdone, amphetamines)
Schedule 3 drug characteristics:
abuse potential less than schedule 2.

(barbituates and anabolic steroids included)
Schedule 4 drug characteristics:
abuse potential less than schedule 3

(includes benzodiazepines, chloral hydrate/nonbarbituate sedatives)
Schedule 5 drug characteristics:
lowest abuse potential

(antitussive, antidiarrheal opiate-like drugs)
In AL, codeine-containing cough syrups require _____ and are placed in schedule ___.
Rx;

III
What are the 4 things included on a written Rx?
date, name and address of pt, 'sig'/signature
The 'Sig' on an Rx functions to....
give directions to the pt that is placed on the label of the medication
Schedule II drugs allows ___ refills.
NO
Schedule III-V allows ____ refills...
5 max (or 6 mo from date Rx was written)
Signature has two different lines for AL. These are:
"Dispense as written" or "Product selection permitted"
"Dispense as written" indicates that
the pharmacy is not allowed to substitute the brand name for a generic
"Product selection permitted" allows....
permission for the generic substitution if requested
The prescribers actual signature is required for schedule ___ drugs.
II
DEA # of each physician is required on the Rx for...
all controlled substances
There are no verbal Rx's allowed for schedule ___ drugs in AL. Schedule ___-____ are allowed verbal orders.
II;

III-V
For schedule II drugs, the Rx needs the prescribers ........

It must be signed the same ____ and ___ refills are allowed.
actual signature;

day;

NO
A podiatrist can only prescribe controlled substances for....
ailments of the foot
Optometrists can prescribe analgesics in schedule ____ (duration not longer than 96 hours), ___, and ___ with the exception of....
III, IV, V;

Class III agents containing hydrocodone
Registered nurse practitioners can prescribe...
legend drugs not including controlled substances
Pre-clinical phase of drug development begins with _____ which begins with....
discovery;

patent application for compounds with biological activity
Phase 1 of drug development includes testing of...

Subjects are:
the safety and tolerance of intended dosing regimens;

paid healthy volunteers
Phase 2 of drug development includes testing of...

Subjects include:
efficacy in treatment of disease in which it is intended as well as the short-term side effects and risks in actual pts;

several hundred subjects used at multiple sites
Phase 3 of drug testing expands on.....

Subjects include:

Conducted by....
the results of phase 2;

several thousand subjects;

numerous qualified physicians in multiple test centers (double-blind)
Phase 3 evaluates the...
benefit-risk relationships and detection of less common and rare side effects/adverse reactions
Phase 4 consists of the.....

Monitors the.....

This phase may uncover...
post-marketing surveillance;

safety under actual conditions of usage with annual reports

toxic symptoms that occur with a very low incidence
Generic drugs must be __________ as the brand name. This means that....(3)
pharmaceutically equivalent.;

they contain the same active ingredients, are of the same dosage form and route of admin, are identical in strength or conc
Bioavailability is the.....
rate and extent to which the active ingredient or active moiety is absorbed from the drug product and becomes available at the site of drug action
Drug products are considered bioequivalent if they are....
complarably bioavailable.
In general, a drug is considered to be bioequivalent to a reference drug if....
the rate and extent of absorption of the drug do not show a significant difference from the rate and extent of absorption of the reference drug
If two drug products are bioequivalent and tested under the same conditions, their plasma concentration-time curves should be...
virtually superimposable or the differences very small and lie within defined limits
Drugs are considered therapeutically equivalent only if...
they are pharmaceutically equivalent and if they can be expected to have the same clinical effect and safety profile when administered to its under conditions specified in the labeling.
FDA considers a drug to be therapeutically equivalent if it meets the following 4 criteria:
is pharmaceutically equivalent to reference product; is bioequivalent to the reference point; is adequately labeled; is manufactured in compliance with CGMP regulations
Currently, dietary supplements are not considered to be...
new drugs
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 states that health claims that describe the effects of a substance on a disease or health related condition require....

Nutrient content or structure/function claims...
premarket approval;

do not require premarket approval by the FDA
Certain publications are excluded from misbranding provisions since they are not considered....
labeling when used in connection of the sale of dietary supplements
What are the 2 types of receptors?
membrane (integral) and intracellular (proteins, nucleic acids)
In the presence of full agonist, equilibrium is shifted towards the receptors......

This produces a...
active state conformation;

maximal pharmacological response
A drug with lower affinity for the active state and some affinity for the inactive state=
partial agonist
A ____________ binds to both active and inactive receptor conformations with equal affinity and produces no response.
competitive antagonist
Upregulation is a..

The receptor then becomes...... to even very small amounts of agonist producing an .....
deficient production or inadequate release of an endogenous agonist results in lack of exposure of the receptor to its endogenous agonist.;

supersensitive; exaggerated response
Downregulation is the=

Results in a ____ receptor sensitive and a _____ response
overexposure to excessively high amounts of the agonist for prolonged periods;

decreased; decreased
A full agonist drug is one which...
causes activation of a receptor to produce a pharmacologic response that is the same that is produced by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
Direct acting agonists:
Interacts directly with the same site as the endogenous ligand
Partial agonist drug is one which...

cannot produce the...
interacts with a receptor but produces a much weaker pharmacologic response than a full agonist;

maximal (100%) response produced by full agonists but can bind to the receptor with high affinity similar to full agonists
Competitive antagonists are drugs which..
interact with the same receptor site as the endogenous agonist to block the actions of the endogenous agonist
The competitive antagonists have no...
pharmacological properties of its own except to block access to the receptor for the endogenous ligand/agonist drugs.
When competitive antagonists bind to the receptor the normal biological response is..
diminished or abolished
Noncompetitive antagonists are ________. They form a ____ bond with the same receptor site as occupied by the endogenous agonist.

Once bonded, the receptor is permanently _____ and undergoes......
irreversible; covalent;

inactivated ;protein turnover
Affinity is the measure of...

Interaction occurs through..
a drugs ability to interact with a receptor;

binding to the receptor via non covalent forces (agonist, comp antagonist) or covalent forces (noncompetitive antagonists)
Agonists have ____ affinity;

Antagonists have ___ Affinity;

Partial agonists usually have ____ affinity that may even be...
high; high;

high, even higher than the full agonist
IF a full agonist with high affinity and a partial agonist with equally high affinity compete for the same receptor, the _____ behaves like a competitive antagonist towards the ____.

Dose-resposne curve is shifted to the _____.
Partial agonist ; full agonist

right
Efficacy is the measure of a drugs ability to...

The drug-receptor complex interacts with some type of....
produce a pharmacologic response after interaction with a receptor has occurred.;

transducer mecahnism to produce the final biologic resposne
Agonists have ____ efficacy

Antagonists have ____ efficacy

Partial agonists have ___ efficacy
high;

zero;

low
Potency is the measure of the...
dose of a full agonist required to produce the max pharmacologic response (when comparing 2 full agonists)
A competitive (reversible) antagonist is a drug molecule that will....
compete with an agonist for binding to the receptor
The response of an agonist is abolished or diminished if the antagonist....
can successfully compete for the receptor site
The competition between an agonist and a competitive antagonist can be overcome by....
flooding the receptor site with a very lg concentration of agonist and full response can be restored
Competitive antagonists bind to the receptor site using...
non-covalent forces
A non-competitive irreversible antagonist is a drug molecule which....
binds to the receptor and does not dissociated and cannot be displaced by increasing agonist concentration
If the non-competitive antagonist concentration is high enough, so many receptors....
become inactivated that the full response cannot occur (although some pharmacologic activity of the agonist is usually still present)
Non-competitive antagonists bind to the receptor usually through _______ bonds which are very _____ and effectively.......
covalent;

stable;

inactivate the tumor permanently (if tx a tumor)
Full biological responses cannot occur when non-competitive antagonists bind to the receptors and the inactivated receptors undergo _____ and ......
turnover;

new receptors are synthesized
Low doses of non-comp irreversible antagonists inactivate many receptors but...
there are still enough 'spare' receptors left over to produce the full response
Effective dose 50 =
the dose which produces a desired therapeutic effect in 50% of test subjects
Lethal dose 50=
dose which is lethal to 50% of test subjects
Therapeutic index equation
TI= LD50/ED50
A very low therapeutic index means that....
there is a small difference between the doses of a drug which produce therapeutic effects and the doses of a drug which causes lethal effects
Drug allergy is not ___-related, not ____ initially but recurrence upon rechallenge is, is not a receptor ____ but rather is ___-mediated
dose;

predictable;

interaction;

immune
In a drug allergy, ______ can occur.
anaphylaxis
Side effects are...

By definition, they are ______.
unwanted effects of drugs that appear at normal doses required for therapeutic response;

tolerable
Toxicity is..
unwanted effects of drugs that appear as drug dosage is increased beyond the dose required for therapeutic responses
Intolerance occurs at...

Effects are....
normal therapeutic doses;

Severe and disabling, usually requiring d/c of drug
Idiosyncrasy is the genetically determined....
abnormal responses to drugs due to enzyme deficiencies or inability to detoxify
Some allergic reactions to drugs may be _____ responses and not mediated by the immune system
idiosyncratic
Renal clearance of a substance is the...
volume of plasma that is completely cleared of the substance by the kidneys per unit time
In order to estimate GFR, you need a substance that is...

In this case, the amount filtered = amount _______
freely filtered (unbound to plasma proteins) and is neither reabsorbed or secreted;

secreted
A MW of ____ is small enough to allow filtration
5200
____ clearance is the most widely used for the clinical estimation of GFR
Creatinine
If Clearance<GFR then net _____ must of occurred.

If Clr >GFR then net _____ must have occured
absorption;

Secretion
The clearance of creatinine is important because it as as an indicator of _____ as measured by the GFR and also can be used to.....
renal fx;

design and modify drug dosing regiments
Drugs which are entirely or mainly dependent on glomerular filtration for elimination from the body will have _________ in renal disease.
altered dosing regimens
Additive effects:
combination of two drugs acting through different mechanisms producing a pharmacological effect that is the sum of the two individual drug effects
Synergistic effects:
combination of two drugs producing an effect that is greater than the sum of the two individual effects
Antagonism:
combined effect is less than the effect produced by the active drug alone; the second drug eliminates or diminishes the activity of the first drug
Drug absorption is delayed in the presence of ______.
food
Solid food slows _____ which results in the delaying of ____ and lowering drug-peak levels
gastric emptying;

absorption
Food may promote drug absorption in some cases. For very ____-soluble or ____-insoluble drugs, absorption is enhanced when taken with fatty meals.
lipid;

water
Grapefruit juice has a few different effects on drug absorption. They are:
inhibits 3A4 isoenzyme of the cytochrome P450 system; inhibits intestinal P-glycoprotin, may cause plasma concentrations of the affected rugs to rise markedly and cause toxicity
The interaction with drugs and grapefruit juice only occurs when...
drugs are administered orally exhibiting high first-pass effects
Absorption can be due to ____ and _____ containing antacids or due to _______ via ____ or ____ by divalent and trivalent cations
charcoal; aluminum/magnesium hydroxide;

complexation;

cholestyramine or chelation
Certain drugs and foreign chemicals stimulate the activity of _____ in the liver (ex. _____) by inducing...

This is called....
drug-metabolizing enzymes;

P450 system;

the synthesis of these enzymes;

Induction
The net effect of induction is to ....
increase the metabolism of other drugs normally metabolized in the liver and to decrease their pharmacologic effects
Several days of phenobarbital tx are required for _____ effects to appear, with maximal effects in _____. These effects may persist for some time after.........
inducing;

2-3 weeks;

The drug is withdrawn
Induces may also stimulate ....... via .......

_______ is included in this class
their own metabolism;

an increased synthesis of metabolizing enzymes;

Rifampin
Certain drugs may inhibit the activity of........

By interfering with the metabolism of other drugs, inhibitors may ____ or ____ the activity of drugs normally metabolized in the liver result in in.....

______ is in this class
drug-metabolizing microsomal enzymes in the liver;

increase or prolong;

increased plasma levels and toxicity;

Cimetidine (tagumet)
Probenecid is a ______ agent which competitively inhibits the ____ of many anionic drugs. This results in decreased ________, ______ and increased ________.
tubular blocking agent;

active tubular secretion;

urinary excretion, drug retention, and increased half-life;
Organic acids exist as _____ at plasma pH
anions
Drugs are chemicals that cause.......... due to interaction with ______.
changes in the biological system;

biological receptors
The fact that a receptor exists indicates the ......
presence of an endogenous ligand for that receptor
The lower Molecular Weight limit of a drug is set by the requirement of __________.

There must be _____ present on drugs to interact with the complementary receptor structures.
receptor specificity;

functional groups
A sufficient number of chemical function groups must be present on a drug in order for....
receptor binding to successfully occur
Irreversible bonds are ____ bonds and are very ___ and usually.....
covalent bonds;

strong;

irreversible in biological systems
Reversible interactions are _____ bonds
non-covalent
Since individual non covalent bonds are weak and since only a few are formed, there must be a very _______ to the receptor if the drug-receptor interaction is to occur
specific fit
Receptors in a biological system virtually always interact with only one _______ of an enantiomeric pair, with the other being inactive.
stereoisomer
One of the enantiomers has much greater _____ than the other due to...
activity;

a higher affinity for the receptor
Transcellular movement is dependent on _____ and _______.
lipid solubility (Kp) and concentration
Full agonists produce ____% of the biological response (same degree of response as....)
100;

the natural ligand
Direct-acting agonists are drugs which .......... causing the production of the ........
directly bind to the receptor;

identical biological effect normally caused by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
Receptors in a biological system virtually always interact with only one _______ of an enantiomeric pair, with the other being inactive.
stereoisomer
One of the enantiomers has much greater _____ than the other due to...
activity;

a higher affinity for the receptor
Receptors in a biological system virtually always interact with only one _______ of an enantiomeric pair, with the other being inactive.
stereoisomer
Transcellular movement is dependent on _____ and _______.
lipid solubility (Kp) and concentration
One of the enantiomers has much greater _____ than the other due to...
activity;

a higher affinity for the receptor
Receptors in a biological system virtually always interact with only one _______ of an enantiomeric pair, with the other being inactive.
stereoisomer
Receptors in a biological system virtually always interact with only one _______ of an enantiomeric pair, with the other being inactive.
stereoisomer
Receptors in a biological system virtually always interact with only one _______ of an enantiomeric pair, with the other being inactive.
stereoisomer
Receptors in a biological system virtually always interact with only one _______ of an enantiomeric pair, with the other being inactive.
stereoisomer
Receptors in a biological system virtually always interact with only one _______ of an enantiomeric pair, with the other being inactive.
stereoisomer
Receptors in a biological system virtually always interact with only one _______ of an enantiomeric pair, with the other being inactive.
stereoisomer
Receptors in a biological system virtually always interact with only one _______ of an enantiomeric pair, with the other being inactive.
stereoisomer
Receptors in a biological system virtually always interact with only one _______ of an enantiomeric pair, with the other being inactive.
stereoisomer
Full agonists produce ____% of the biological response (same degree of response as....)
100;

the natural ligand
Receptors in a biological system virtually always interact with only one _______ of an enantiomeric pair, with the other being inactive.
stereoisomer
One of the enantiomers has much greater _____ than the other due to...
activity;

a higher affinity for the receptor
Transcellular movement is dependent on _____ and _______.
lipid solubility (Kp) and concentration
Direct-acting agonists are drugs which .......... causing the production of the ........
directly bind to the receptor;

identical biological effect normally caused by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
One of the enantiomers has much greater _____ than the other due to...
activity;

a higher affinity for the receptor
One of the enantiomers has much greater _____ than the other due to...
activity;

a higher affinity for the receptor
One of the enantiomers has much greater _____ than the other due to...
activity;

a higher affinity for the receptor
One of the enantiomers has much greater _____ than the other due to...
activity;

a higher affinity for the receptor
Transcellular movement is dependent on _____ and _______.
lipid solubility (Kp) and concentration
Transcellular movement is dependent on _____ and _______.
lipid solubility (Kp) and concentration
One of the enantiomers has much greater _____ than the other due to...
activity;

a higher affinity for the receptor
One of the enantiomers has much greater _____ than the other due to...
activity;

a higher affinity for the receptor
One of the enantiomers has much greater _____ than the other due to...
activity;

a higher affinity for the receptor
Full agonists produce ____% of the biological response (same degree of response as....)
100;

the natural ligand
One of the enantiomers has much greater _____ than the other due to...
activity;

a higher affinity for the receptor
Transcellular movement is dependent on _____ and _______.
lipid solubility (Kp) and concentration
Transcellular movement is dependent on _____ and _______.
lipid solubility (Kp) and concentration
Full agonists produce ____% of the biological response (same degree of response as....)
100;

the natural ligand
Transcellular movement is dependent on _____ and _______.
lipid solubility (Kp) and concentration
Transcellular movement is dependent on _____ and _______.
lipid solubility (Kp) and concentration
Full agonists produce ____% of the biological response (same degree of response as....)
100;

the natural ligand
Transcellular movement is dependent on _____ and _______.
lipid solubility (Kp) and concentration
Direct-acting agonists are drugs which .......... causing the production of the ........
directly bind to the receptor;

identical biological effect normally caused by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
Transcellular movement is dependent on _____ and _______.
lipid solubility (Kp) and concentration
Direct-acting agonists are drugs which .......... causing the production of the ........
directly bind to the receptor;

identical biological effect normally caused by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
Full agonists produce ____% of the biological response (same degree of response as....)
100;

the natural ligand
Transcellular movement is dependent on _____ and _______.
lipid solubility (Kp) and concentration
Direct-acting agonists are drugs which .......... causing the production of the ........
directly bind to the receptor;

identical biological effect normally caused by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
Full agonists produce ____% of the biological response (same degree of response as....)
100;

the natural ligand
Full agonists produce ____% of the biological response (same degree of response as....)
100;

the natural ligand
Full agonists produce ____% of the biological response (same degree of response as....)
100;

the natural ligand
Full agonists produce ____% of the biological response (same degree of response as....)
100;

the natural ligand
Full agonists produce ____% of the biological response (same degree of response as....)
100;

the natural ligand
Direct-acting agonists are drugs which .......... causing the production of the ........
directly bind to the receptor;

identical biological effect normally caused by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
Full agonists produce ____% of the biological response (same degree of response as....)
100;

the natural ligand
Direct-acting agonists are drugs which .......... causing the production of the ........
directly bind to the receptor;

identical biological effect normally caused by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
Direct-acting agonists are drugs which .......... causing the production of the ........
directly bind to the receptor;

identical biological effect normally caused by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
Direct-acting agonists are drugs which .......... causing the production of the ........
directly bind to the receptor;

identical biological effect normally caused by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
Direct-acting agonists are drugs which .......... causing the production of the ........
directly bind to the receptor;

identical biological effect normally caused by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
Direct-acting agonists are drugs which .......... causing the production of the ........
directly bind to the receptor;

identical biological effect normally caused by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
Direct-acting agonists are drugs which .......... causing the production of the ........
directly bind to the receptor;

identical biological effect normally caused by the endogenous ligand for that receptor
Indirect acting agonists produce the same biological action as the direct-acting agonist but use.......which then binds....
different mechanisms to increase levels of the endogenous ligand

to the receptor and produces the pharmacological action
Partial agonists bind .......... but cannot....

_____% response is produced
directly to the receptor;

fully activate the post receptor mechanisms to produce the biological response;

<100
Antagonists are drugs which...
inhibit the binding of any other substances to the receptor site
Competitive, reversible antagonists bind directly to the ______ usually with ____ affinity.
agonist receptor site;

very high
Non-competitive, irreversible antagonists bind directly to the _____ with _____ affinity. The ___ bonding results in.....
the agonist receptor site;

high;

covalent;

receptor inactivation
Desensitization is the _____ or _____ of receptor activation when agonist is present for prolonged intervals
attenuation; elimination
Tachyphylaxis is....
very rapid desensitization (minutes to hours) after drug administration
Tolerance is....
slowly adapting (days to weeks) desensitization after drug administration
Transduction is the ____ of the receptor by an agonists which causes cellular signaling mechanisms to become _____ ultimately producing......
stimulation;

activated;

the biological effect
____ Route of administration is the most likely route for the first-passe effect to take place
Oral
First-pass effect is.....
drug metabolism within the gut wall or liver which may inactivate a portion of the absorbed dose before it even makes it to the systemic circulation
Sublingual route has a very _____ response.
rapid
Buccal route has a ___ release of the active ingredient and is not intended for....
slow;

rapid relief of acute conditions
Enteric coats are _______ that are resistant to ____ and function to....

This coat dissolves rapidly in the more ____ fluids of the _____
polymers;

gastric acid;

protect the tablet core from exposure to the acid environment of the stomach;

basic;

upper SI
Gastric emptying of a large object such as an intact enteric-coated depends on.....
phase 2 of the migrating motility complex (MMC)
Disadvantages of Oral route includes:
food interactions, inactivated by gastric acid, first-pass effect
Do NOT crush any ______ drugs
extended-release or enteric coated
Advantages of sublingual route includes:
rapid absorption an donset, avoids exposure to gastric acid and first-pass effect
Advantages of IV route:
most rapide acting
Advantages for IM route:
suitable for suspensions and depot forms
The rate of absorption of an IM or Subcue injections are dependent on....
the blood flow at the injection site
The rate of absorption via IM is usually ______ than subcue
faster
Advantages of Subcue route:
suitable for suspensions and implants
Disadvantages of Subcue route:
slower onset than IV or IM
Ophthalmic topical route must be ___ drops or ointments.
sterile
Sprays may be used for _____ effects
systemic
Aerosols are intended for ___ effects
localized
Ointments and transdermal systems may be used for either ____ or ____ effects
local; transdermal
Gastruc emptying usually occurs only on an ____ stomach when the pyloric opening is.....
empty; large enough to allow the intact dosage of form to pass
Extended-release tablets allow .....
reducing dosing frequency for better compliance
Release of drug from oral solutions, elixirs, and syrups is...
immediate
Release of drug from the route of admin is dependent on...
the dosage form
For immediate release and solid oral dosage forms _____ is the rate limiting step in drug liberation
dissolution
In a suspension, the drug particles must completely _____ for release to occur
dissolve
In a capsule, _____ of the drug particles is the rate- limiting stem;

In a tablet =
dissolution;

dissolution
For delayed-release tablets, _______ of the intact tablet into the duodenum is the rate limiting step
gastric emptying
___ diffusion is the most common mechanism.
passive
Passive diffusion involves the _____ gradient (which is the ______ force for passive diffusion)
concentration ;

driving
Movement of drug across lipid membranes is favored for the ______ form of the drug (which is more _____ soluble form) which can more easily.......
non-ionized;

lipid-;

dissolve in and pass through biological membranes
The ability of drug molecules to pass through biologic membranes depends on the drugs _______ which is a measure of....
partition coefficient (Kp);

a drugs ability to dissolve in a lipid phase compared to an aqueous phase
In general, the higher the Kp for a drug, the ____ will be its extent and rate of absorption.
better
For a drug to be absorbed via facilitated diffusion, it has the same principles as passive diffusion except....

Does not require _____
it needs a carrier molecule

energy
The carrier used in facilitated diffusion has both ___ and ____ specificity for certain drugs with complementary chemical structures
structural; stereoisomer
The carrier system in facilitated diffusion may become ___ and achieve a...... even when.....
saturated;

maximal rate or transport;

the drug concentration is increasing
Facilitated diffusion of a drug may be inhibited by other substances which.......

Inhibitors must bear ____ and ____ similarity to the normal drug substrate in order to bind to the carrier mechanism
compete for binding sites on the carrier mechanism;

structural; stereoisomeric
Oral drugs are absorbed in the....

This is due to....
GI epithelial cell membrane barrier in the SI;

the large surface area available for drug contact
Things that affect gastric emptying include: (2)
ingestion of large fluid volumes;

cholinergic agonists and prokinetic agents
Factors which decrease gastric emptying include: (4)
ingestion of solid food; alcohol; anticholinergics; high fat content meals
During the process of drug absorption in the GIT, there are two potential sites of metabolism of a drug to occur: (2)

The the drug is metabolized in either of these areas, it is said to have undergone ______ metabolism

In this case, the drug is actively _____ before it even reaches the systemic circulation
gut wall and liver;

first-pass;

metabolized
Drugs given orally must be given in very _____ doses compared to parenterally to achieve therapeutic effects because of the 1st pass effect
large
Drugs may be given rectally if they can be liberated and absorbed in the lower parts of the rectum to avoid...
first-pass effect
Percutaneous administartion has to pass through a _____ barrier.

Needs to penetrate through the stratum _____= rate limiting step
thick epithelial;

corneum
Factors promoting percutanous absorption include (5):
large application area;
Damage to the stratum corneum;
hydration/occlusive dressing;
Application around hair follicles
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Drug sequestration occurs concentrating the drug in...
one or more tissues
If two or more drugs compete for plasma protein binding sites, the drug with the lower affinity will be..........

If this occurs, it may cause _____ effects due to......
dispelled from the binding sites;

toxic;

its elevated free concentration in plasma (a displacement drug interaction)
There are no intracellular pores between the brain capillaries and endothelium membranes to the presence of ________ (occluding zonulae);

______ sheath also surrounds brain capillaries.

This causes a severe......
tight junctions;

Astrocyte;

limitation on movement of ionized or highly polar species of drugs
In order for drugs to gain access to the brain tissue from capillaries, drugs must diffuse across ________ (___ soluble, ___ form) or be....
endothelial cells;

lipid-

non-ionized;

transported by a carrier (as is glucose and amino acids)
CSF-Brain barrier is composed of _____ cells lining the ventricles which are not connected by _____. These regions are very ___ allowing virtually.....
epithelial;

occluding zonulae;

permeable;

unrestricted passage of drugs from the CSF to the brain
Drugs with very high values of Vd (volume of distribution) exhibit ______ tissue distribution; that is, the binding sites in tissue have a much ___ _ affinity for the drug than do the plasma protein binding sites.
extensive;

greater
Drug distribution favors movement out of ____ and into the _____. Consequently, very ___ tissue concentrations and very ____ plasma concentrations are observed.
plasma; tissues;

high; low
Chloroquine is sequestered in the ___ result in in extremely large vale for Vd. It is so tightly bound that its release is _____ and the half-life is greatly ______
liver;

slow;

greatly
Detoxification mechanisms are the...
chemical conversion of a toxic substance to a less toxic metabolite
Termination of drug action is the...
chemical conversion of a pharmacologically active drug to an inactive metabolite
The net effect of detoxification and termination of drug action is the conversion of a relatively ____-soluble drug molecule to a much more ____, ___-soluble drug metabolite which can readily be excreted.
lipid;

polar; water;
Polar metabolites are (3 characteristics)
poorly reabsorbed from the renal tubules, secreted into renal tubules, more easily secreted in bile
Where in the liver does drug metabolism occur?

These cells contain ______ of the ____ system.
smooth ER in hepatocytes;

drug-metabolizing enzymes;

cytochrome P450
What are the 3 major sites of drug metabolism?
liver, gut wall/mucosal surfaces, plasma
Phase 1 of the biotransofmation of a drug is the....

This turns a ____, ____ substance into a ____ and ___ Substance;

___ by enzymes also occurs
oxidation by the microsomal cytochrome P450 system;

non-polar, lipid soluble;

polar, water soluble;

hydrolysis
The major function of the cytochrome P450 system is to...
add an oxygen atom to the drug substrate
Phase2 of biotransformation reactions occur in the ___ and ____. The transferase enzymes are found mostly in the ___.

____ occurs resulting in a metabolite that may actually be more ____-soluble than the parent drug. However, this metabolite undergoes further phase ___ reactions to finally yield the more ___ metabolites
liver, gut wall;

cytosol;

N-acetylation; lipid; 1; polar
Glucuronide conjugates are virtually always ____, very ____, ______ and rapidly _____ by the kidney or into the bile.
inactive; very polar; ionized; excreted
In order for phase II reactions to occur, a site for ____ must be present in the substrate.

The original parent drug molecule may already contain this site (no phase 1 reaction needed) and a phase II reaction then occurs enabling the....
conjugation;

conjugated metabolite to be excreted
What are the two conjugation reactions that occur during phase 2 of the biotransformation reactions?
glucuronide conjugation, N-acetylation
A phase I react may be used to introduce a ______ into a substrate which is then followed by...
conjugated site;

phase II
Some drugs may be sufficiently polar in the parent drug form that neither phase I or phase II reactions are required for...
successful elimination by the kidney
Prodrugs are a .....

When administered, it needs to be _______ to an ____ form of the drug.
chemical precursor form of a drug which is pharmacologically inactive;

metabolized; active
Conversion of a prodrug to an active form takes place in.....

The reaction that usually accomplishes this activation is either a ______ or ______.
SI, liver, plasma, or any other metabolizing tissue;

phase I activation; hydrolysis
What is the most important excretory route for drugs?
kidney
Which form of a drug is filtered at the glomerulus?
free drug
Active tubular secretion of a drug occurs at the...
proximal tubule
Drugs which undergo extensive tubular secretion have greatly decreased ______.

There are separate carriers for ___ and ____.
half-lives;

anions and cations
Weak acids (____ and ____) exist in plasma mainly as the ____ form which are the substrates for the___ secretory transporters
penicillin, glucuronic conjugates;

ionized (anionic);

anionic
Weak bases (_____) are ____ in the plasma
cimetidine;

pronated
Passive tubular reabsorption is the......
reabsorption of drugs form the PT occurring by passive diffusion
Driving force for passive reabsorption is the ____ between the drug in the glomerular filtrate (____) and drug in the blood (____)
concentration gradient;

higher; lower
The lipid-soluble, non-ionized form of the drug is _____ during passive reabsorption. Therefore, the degree of reabsorption depends on both the _____ of the drug and ____ of tubular fluid
reabsorbed;

pKa; pH
Bacteria in the intestinal tract may chemically alter _____ into.......
drug metabolites;

more lipid-soluble forms that can be reabsorbed across the gut wall into portal blood circulation
If a substance is a polar metabolite (glucuronide conjugate of a drug), gut bacteria can _______ the polar metabolite which results in...

This is reabsorbed from the SI back into the mesenteric blood and is carried to....

This enterohepatic cycling may greatly....
deconjugate;

the regeneration of the more lipid-soluble parent subtance;

the liver;

prolong the drugs persistence in the body and increase the half life
Total body clearance is constant over....
the range of plasma drug concentrations
Some drugs (phenytoin) exhibit ______ elimination. In this case, the total clearance is dependent on...

These drugs exhibit plasma conc profiles in which plasma concentration rises _______ in relation to the dosing increase resulting in a very ______ increase in plasma concentration compared to the very ____ increase in dose
capacity-limited elimination;

plasma concentration;

disproportionately;

large; small
Half-life is defined as...
the time required for the plasma concentration of a drug to decline by 50%
The half life is dependent on both___ and ___
Vd and total clearance
The vast majority of drugs exhibit first-order kinetics for which the half-life is ________ of dosage
independent
Time to achieve steady-state conditions during chronic dosing, for first order kinetic drugs, depends only on _____
the half life of the drug
For a single IV infusion, at the plateau of the rising drug concentration the rate of drug input from the constant-rate infusion exactly equals the rate of ________. This is referred to as the ______.
elimination of the drug;

steady=state
The time to reach steady-state is independent of the _______ and depends only on the....
rate of infusion; drug half-life
The rate of infusion does determine the _____ of the steady-state concentration.

For drugs with 1st-rorder kinetics (so that total clearance remains constant) doubling the infusion rate with ____ the steady-state concentration
values;

doubles
Changing the infusion rate will change the steady-state concentration but it will always take ___ Drug half-lives to reach ___% of the new steady-state concentration
7; 99
Some time is required for therapeutic plasma levels to be reached after starting an infusion. If the levels are required immediately, an IV ______ may be given to achieve the desired concentration.
loading dose
For a single oral dose, the drug concentration rises to a peak value and during this absorption phase, the drug is being...

During this phase, some elimination through clearance mechanisms is taking place however....
absorbed from its site of application;

absorption greatly predominates causing the plasma levels to increase
At the peak concentration of an oral dose, the rate of absorption ________ the rate of elimination;

After the peak concentration, the levels begin to _____. Some residual absorption may still be taking place; however.....
exactly equals;

decline;

elimination greatly predominates
Multiple IV bolus dosing: The time to attain the steady-state depends only on the....... and the average steady-state plasma concentration depends only on the rate of...........for drugs with first-order kinetics for which total clearance remains constant
drug half-life;

drug input