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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?

  • Molecular weight
  • Partition coefficient (log P) (correct)
  • Taste
  • Color of the drug
  • Name one parental route of drug administration.

    <p>IV (Intravenous)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The stomach pH ranges from _____ to _____.

    <p>1, 3.5</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation relate?

    <p>pH to pKa and concentrations of acid and salt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two main processes involved in absorption?

    <p>Active transport and passive diffusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Passive diffusion of drugs requires energy.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor does NOT affect the rate of passive diffusion?

    <p>pH of the solution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by 'log P' in pharmacokinetics?

    <p>Logarithmic ratio of compound concentration in organic phase to aqueous phase at equilibrium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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

    • Parentral route: IV, IA, intraspinal (direct access to blood, no absorption barrier)
      • IM, SC, IP: (Drugs need to pass through membranes)
    • 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).
        • 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)

    Absorption

    • Active transport or carrier-mediated:
      • Requires energy
      • Moves against concentration gradient
      • Requires similarity between the drug and the natural substrate.
    • Passive diffusion:
      • Does not require energy
      • Moves according to concentration gradient
      • No specific substrate requirement.
    • 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.
    • Henderson-Hasselbach Equation:
      • Weak acids:
        • pH = pKa + log ([salt] / [acid])
      • Weak bases:
        • pH = pKw - pKb + log ([base] / [salt])

    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

    • Protein binding:
      • Drug-protein complex: Large, inactive form
      • Protein + free drug: Active form
      • Advantages:
        • Storage site: Slow release of free drug
        • Contributes to long duration of action (ME)
    • Metabolism:
    • Excretion:
    • Storage sites:

    Neutral Fat

    • Partition into neutral fats depends on:
      • Log P
      • pKa

    Excretion

    • 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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