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What does pharmacokinetics study?
What the body does to the drug
What properties are studied under pharmacodynamics?
What the drug does to the body
Which of the following is considered a physicochemical property affecting pharmacokinetics?
Name one parental route of drug administration.
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The stomach pH ranges from _____ to _____.
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What does the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation relate?
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What are the two main processes involved in absorption?
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Passive diffusion of drugs requires energy.
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Which factor does NOT affect the rate of passive diffusion?
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What is meant by 'log P' in pharmacokinetics?
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Study Notes
Pharmacokinetic (ADME) Properties
- The study of how the body affects a drug.
- It's essential for medicinal chemists to analyze a drug's absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion at an early stage.
Pharmacodynamic Properties
- The study of how a drug affects the body.
- Focuses on the physiological response, mechanism of drug action, and dose-response curve.
Physicochemical Properties and Drug Action
- Minor modifications in chemical structure can cause significant changes in activity.
- This is influenced by physical factors, such as:
- Partition coefficient (log P)
- Dissociation constant (PKa)
- Steric factor
- Solubility
- Polymorphism
Physicochemical Properties and ADME
- The physicochemical properties of a drug impact its pharmacokinetic profile by affecting its ADME.
Routes of Administration
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Parentral route: IV, IA, intraspinal (direct access to blood, no absorption barrier)
- IM, SC, IP: (Drugs need to pass through membranes)
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GIT route:
- Drug dissolution in GIT fluids is crucial for absorption, and the dissolution rate is affected by:
- Particle size: Smaller particles have larger surface areas, leading to faster dissolution (example: Spironolactone in micronized form).
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pH of the medium: Weakly acidic drugs dissolve better in basic regions of the GIT, and vice versa.
- Stomach pH (1- 3.5), duodenum (6 - 7), ileum (8)
- Drug dissolution in GIT fluids is crucial for absorption, and the dissolution rate is affected by:
Absorption
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Active transport or carrier-mediated:
- Requires energy
- Moves against concentration gradient
- Requires similarity between the drug and the natural substrate.
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Passive diffusion:
- Does not require energy
- Moves according to concentration gradient
- No specific substrate requirement.
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Convective absorption:
- Small molecules (molecular radius < 4A°) pass through water-filled pores
- Does not require energy
Passive Diffusion
- Rate of diffusion is proportional to the drug concentration on the other side of the membrane.
- -dC / dt: rate of diffusion
- C1: concentration of drug at the site of absorption
- K: proportionality constant (depends on the membrane)
Rate of Passive Diffusion
- Depends on:
- Area of the membrane
- Thickness of the membrane
- Partition coefficient of the drug
Dissociation Constant (pKa)
- Most drugs are either weak acids or bases.
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Henderson-Hasselbach Equation:
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Weak acids:
- pH = pKa + log ([salt] / [acid])
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Weak bases:
- pH = pKw - pKb + log ([base] / [salt])
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Weak acids:
Partition Coefficient (log P)
- The logarithmic ratio between the concentration of a compound in the organic phase and its concentration in the aqueous phase at equilibrium.
- log P = log (CO / CW)
- Example: Barbital (pKa = 7.8, log P = 0.7) and secobarbital (pKa = 7.9, log P = 23.3) - secobarbital has better absorption due to its higher log P value.
Sites of Loss
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Protein binding:
- Drug-protein complex: Large, inactive form
- Protein + free drug: Active form
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Advantages:
- Storage site: Slow release of free drug
- Contributes to long duration of action (ME)
- Metabolism:
- Excretion:
- Storage sites:
Neutral Fat
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Partition into neutral fats depends on:
- Log P
- pKa
Excretion
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For a drug to be excreted in urine:
- The drug must be polar to be soluble in urine.
- Weakly acidic drugs are better excreted in alkaline urine and vice versa.
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