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Drug Action
Molecular action - invisible
Drug effect
pharmacologic effect- visible response
pharmacokinetics
time course of absorption, action, and elimination
pharmacodynamics
physiochemical or receptor interactions
reversible receptor bonds
ionic, Van der waals, Hydrogen
irreversible receptor bonds
covalent
EC50 (definition) (tells you what about the agonist?)
effective concentration for 50% response
relates to affinity of agonist for receptor
graded response graph (for drug effects)
linear format
dose-response graph (for drug effects)
logarithmic
threshold of dose-response graphs (definition) (gives you what info about the agonist?)
dose of agonist at which response begins
relates the affinity of agonist for the receptor
Effect = (of certain dose of drug)
E(max) [D] ---------------- K(D) + [D]
K(D) = EC50
intrinsic activity (definition) (influences?)
ability to stimulate a receptor once bound
efficacy and potency
E(max) (definition) (what % of receptor occupancy needed?)
maximum response
not all receptors need to be occupied
More efficacious agonists need ______ receptors occupied than less efficacious agonist to achieve the same effect.
less
Less efficacious agonists need ______ receptors occupied than more efficacious agonist to achieve the same effect.
more
secondary receptors
outside target tissue - mediate side-effects
strongest agonist has ______ intrinsic activity
strongest
These agonists differ by their _____ but not in _____
(how can you tell?)
binding, activating the receptor
different EC50's but same E(max)
three agonists with the same?
intrinsic activity
two agonists with different?
(but the same?)
intrinsic activity
receptor binding affinity (K(D) is the same)
Efficacy
(depends on the?)
the ability of the drug to activate the effector portion of the receptor once bound
structure of the drug
Potency
(depends on?)
relates to the amount of drug that is needed for an effect
3)Biologic System (receptor density, efficiency of stimulus-response mech)
2)Interaction with the Receptor (affinity, efficacy)
double-headed arrows represent differences in?
A- relative potency (amount of drug needed)
B- relative efficacy (maximum effect)
adding of a competative antagonist to a dose of agonist inc/dec the ____ of the Log Dose-response curve of the agonist?
increases
K(D) or EC50
what type of antagonism?
non-competitive
(T/F) Non-competitive inhibitors inactivate the effector
(T)
(T/F) Noncompetitive antagonists interfere with agonist binding.
(T)
(T/F) Competitive antagonists interfere with agonist binding.
(F)
(T/F) Competitive inhibitors inactivate the effector.
(F)
characteristics of Simple Diffusion
Lipid Soluble, small, nonionized
Characteristics of Facilitated Diffusion
selective, can be saturated
Characteristics of Filtration
driven by hydrostatic pressure, transported through pores or channels between cells, size limiting
Amount of:
Intracellular Fluid
Interstitial Fluid
Plasma
28L
9L
3L
What characteristics do drug molecules have that can pass through the capillary membrane?
small molecule, lipid-(in)soluble
weak acids ____ a proton
give up
weak bases ___ a proton
accept
Henderson-Hasselbach Equation
pH= pKa + log A-/HA
which is greatly absorbed in the stomach, weak acids or weak bases?
weak acids
Two fluid compartments, 1: pH=7.4, 2: pH=1.4. Which direction will equilibrium shift for a weak acid?
Toward compartment 1.
Two fluid compartments, 1: pH=7.4, 2: pH=1.4. Which direction will equilibrium shift for a weak base?
Toward compartment 2
What is trapped in the stomach, weak acids or weak bases?
weak bases
Enteral drug administration.
GI tract
Parenteral Drug Administration.
any route of administration not through the GI tract.
Which is less painful and more rapid in reference to absorption, S.C. or intramuscular injections?
intramuscular
label routes of administration. Between which two is inhalation?
A-IV
B-IM
C-SC
D-PO
and between A and B
Bioavailability
(definition)
(equation)
fraction of dose available for biologic action
AUC (oral)
--------------- X100
AUC (iv)
Equation to predict plasma concentration of drug- IV
(pill)
Cp = Dose/Vd
(Vd = volume of distribution)
Cp = (F x Dose)/Vd
(F = fraction absorbed)
Volume of Distribution
(equation)
(values)
Vd = Dose / Plasma Concentration

(D/Cp)
40L - sml molec. & lipid-soluble
12L- lipid-soluble
3L- protein bound
Why might the Volume of Distribution of a drug appear to be more than 40?
Tissue Binding or plasma protein binding
what are the two components of volume distribution of a drug?
a = drug distribution
b = drug elimination
Factors affecting distribution of a drug:
Blood flow
Ability to enter fluid space (pH, binding, transport, solubility...)
Time after administration
Redistribution
Size of Pt
label initial compartments of drug distribution
Top- Plasma
Dashed- Brain
Dotted- Muscle
lowest- fat
What do you do with an overdose of a weak acid drug for CNS toxicity? (aspirin/barbiturates)
increase plasma pH (with NaHCO3)
What do you do with an overdose of a weak base drug for CNS toxicity?
decrease pH (with HCl)
What can cause a smaller apparent Vd for a drug?
reporting of total measured drug in the plasma with drug plasma protein binding
loading dose
needing to fill the storage sites of a drug before enough free drug is available to interact with its target tissue... where are these storage sites?
short term- protein binding
long term- lipid or bone
why is it dangerous to give both antibiotics and anticoagulants?
drug displacement- the antibiotic will displace some of anticoag attached to plasma proteins, releasing more free drug
Purpose of Biotransformations
to clear a drug from the plasma
Basics of preparing a drug for excretion
make it larger, charged, and more water soluble
What are the reactions that compose the first two Phases of biotransformation?
Phase 1: oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis
Phase 2: conjugation
term used to describe an increase in metabolism of the primary drug or other drugs in the Liver?

what is the consequence of this?
induction
you may need to increase the dose of the drug to achieve the desired effect
term used to describe when a pt on antibiotics and cardiac drugs experiences an overdose of the cardiac drugs due to the antibiotics blocking the metabolism of the cardiac drugs
inhibition
(T/F) The hepatic microsomal drug metabolizing system performs both Phase 1 and Phase II processes
True
(T/F) The non-microsomal systems perform both Phase 1 and Phase II processes.

examples of non-microsomal systems?
False- usually phase I (acetyl cholinesterase, alcohol dehydrogenase)

plasma, red cells
What is the most common Phase 1 reaction for the biotransformation of drugs?
drug oxidation
What is the most common Phase 1 reaction for the biotransformation of drugs?
drug oxidation
Locations (organ and cellular specific) of oxidation of drugs
plasma, red cells, other tissues

ER, cytoplasm, mitochondria
6 components of hepatic mixed function oxidase system
1) NADPH
2) cytochrome P450 reductase (flavoprotein)
3) cytochrome P450 (hemoproteins)
4) Mg++
5) phospholipid
6) O2
In the hepatic mixed oxidase system does the drug bind to Ferrous or Ferric iron-P450?
Ferric +++ iron
Tylenol Overdoses deplete the body of NADPH. How does this effect the drug metabolism in the liver?
greatly reduces it. without NADPH cytochrome P-450 reductase oxidized flavoprotein can not be recycled to its reduced state, thus durg-P450-Fe+++ can not be reduced
(T/F) 1-2% of caucasians but 5-10% of SE asians have poor metabolic activity
False- %'s are reversed. The 4 types of phenotypes of metabolic activity are: poor, intermediate, extensive, and untrarapid
cellular areas where drug reductions take place in the liver
1) microsomes
2) cytoplasm
3) mitochondria
(T/F) Phase 1 of drug biotransformation does not inactivate the drug
False- products of Phase 1 have variable activities, some active, some inactive
Location of Phase II biosynthetic reactions
Liver
The resulting molecule of a Phase II biotransformation reaction is:
larger, charged, water soluble, and inactive
What type of energy source is used for the Phase II conjugation reaction of glucaronide to a drug?
UTP
Which of the following are components of Phase I and which are Phase II biotransformation reactions?

1) acetyl Co-A
2) H20
3) Fe-+++
4) S-adenosylmethionine
5) cytochrome P-450
6) UTP
7) Flavoprotein
8) H
9) Glucuronide
1) acetyl Co-A: Phase II
2) H20: Phase I (hydrolysis)
3) Fe-+++: Phase I (oxidation)
4) S-adenosylmethionine (Phase II)
5) cytochrome P-450: Phase I (oxidation)
6) UTP: Phase II
7) Flavoprotein: Phase I (oxidation)
8) H: Phase I (reduction)
9) Glucuronide: Phase II
equation for enzyme reaction with a drug
Vmax [D]
V=--------------
Km + [D]
What order of kinetics occurs at low drug concentrations? (when [D],,Km)
First Order
What order of kinetics occurs when there is a large concentration of drug? ([D]>>Km)
Zero Order
Explain the enzyme/durg concentration relationship for zero order kinetics.
the enzyme is at its max efficiency
Explain the enzyme/durg concentration relationship for First order kinetics.
enzyme is proportionately responsive to the concentration of drug
(T/F) The hepatic microsomal drug metabolizing system experiences both induction and inhibition.
True
(T/F) The non-microsomal systems experience both induction and inhibition.
False- they only experience inhibition
what does saturation of the transport systems in the kidney due to the order of the kinetics of renal clearance?
changes First order to Zero order (max rate)
In manipulating the pH of urine (pH partitioning) to enhance the renal excretion of a drug, is the urine made to be more acidic or more alkaline than the plasma?

Is the plasma more acidic or alkaline than the brain?
urine is more alkaline than the plasma (pH=8)

plasma is more alkaline than the brain (pH=7.5)

Brain pH=7.4
What compound is used to alkalinize the urine?

1) Sodium Sulfate
2) Sodium Bicarbonate
3) Phenobarbital
Sodium Bicarbonate
What is the role of activated charcoal in overdoses that do not involve the ingestion of the drug?
To stop the enterohepatic cycling that will keep the drug from being eliminated in bile.
equation for Clearance
Clearance Total =

C(metabolic) + C(renal)
clearance rate of inulin =
filtration rate
clearance rate of glucose =
zero
clearance of PAH =
active transport + filtration (~650ml/min)