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Pharmacology Lectures 7-9
Pharm lectures 7-9
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01/10/2012

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Term
What type of drugs may be reabsorbed in the glomerulus?
Definition
UNCHARGED
Term
What types of conditions decrease excretion in the kidney?
Definition
Age, renal disease, enzyme deficiencies
Term
What is Clearance?
Definition
The volume of blood cleared per unit time
Term
What are the 3 drugs that undergo zero-order clearance?
Definition
Phenytoin, Ethanol, Aspirin (PEA)
Term
What characterizes zero-order clearance?
Definition
CONSTANT AMOUNT OF DRUG ELIMINATED OVER TIME- enzymes are SATURABLE and the CAPACITY IS LIMITED
Term
What does the regular graph of zero order kinetics look like? What does the log graph of zero order kinetics look like?
Definition
Regular- straight line
Log- Curve
Term
In what type of kinetics is the amount of drug eliminated in a given time constant and independent of the amount of drug present?
Definition
Zero-order kinetics (clearance)
Term
In what type of kinetics is the clearance constant over the concentration range?
Definition
First-order Kinetics (clearance)
Term
What does first-order kinetics depend on?
Definition
Concentration of drug achieved
Term
In what type of clearance kinetics is elimination NOT saturable?
Definition
First-order Kinetics
Term
In first order kinetics, the rate of drug elimination is directly proportional to what?
Definition
Concentration
Term
What does a normal graph of First-order kinetics look like? What does a log graph of First-order kinetics look like?
Definition
Normal- Curve
Log- Straight line
Term
In what type of kinetics is the FRACTION of total drug eliminated in a given time always constant, regardless of the amount present?
Definition
First-order kinetics
Term
What is Half-Life?
Definition
The amount of time required to reduce the amount of drug in the body by one half during elimination
Term
What is the most important factor in reaching steady state?
Definition
The elimination half-life- it is independent of the dose size or frequency of administration
Term
What defines steady state?
Definition
The amount of drug eliminated is equal to the amount of drug being administered
Term
How many half-lives does it take to reach steady state?
Definition
4-5 half lives
Term
When considering steady state, increasing the dose given changes the steady state drug level, but does not change what?
Definition
The amount of time it takes to get there
Term
What is target concentration?
Definition
The dose that produces the desired therapeutic effect- the IDEAL concentration for treatment
Term
What is the MOST important pharmacokinetic factor in determining rational steady state?
Definition
Clearance- the decision is made based on how the drug is eliminated from the body
Term
What is a loading dose?
Definition
If the time to reach steady state is prolonged, give the patient a large dose to start them out at target concentration, then continue dosing
Term
What determines the most appropriate drug for a given disease?
Definition
Pharmacodynamics
Term
What are the two important factors in the mechanism of a drug action?
Definition
1- must cause conformational change of the receptor
2- must activate, or produce an effect, on an effector
Term
What are 4 properties of drug receptors?
Definition
-selectivity
-capability to achieve multiple conformations
-dynamism
-mediation of drug action
Term
What is dynamism?
Definition
The ability of a receptor to change it numbers depending on need- upregulation and downregulation
Term
Give an example of an autacoid regulatory protein receptor and the drug that binds it:
Definition
5HT1 Receptor- Sumatriptan
Term
Give an example of a hormone regulatory protein receptor and the drug that binds it:
Definition
NR3C2 Receptor (Aldosterone)- Spironolactone
Term
Give an example of a neurotransmitter regulatory protein receptor and a drug that binds to it:
Definition
Alpha1 receptor- Terazosin
Term
What receptor does Edrophonium bind to?
Definition
Acetylcholinesterase
Term
What receptor does warfarin bind to?
Definition
Vitamin K Epoxide Reductase
Term
What receptor does Zalcitabine bind to?
Definition
Reverse Transcriptase
Term
Give an example of a drug that binds to Ca2+ channel:
Definition
Verapamil
Term
All anti-arrythmic drugs bind to what?
Definition
Ion Channels
Term
What dose Colchicine bind to?
Definition
Tubulin
Term
What are the two most important contributors to the drug-receptor interaction?
Definition
Selectivity of the ligand; Stability of the Drug-Receptor complex
Term
List the 5 types of Drug-receptor bonds in order of strongest to weakest:
Definition
Covalent, ionic, hydrogen, hydrophobic, van der Waals
Term
What is the relationship between Kd and affinity?
Definition
Kd is INVERSELY proportional to affinity
Term
What is the relationship between the number of receptors bound and the concentration of the drug?
Definition
It is a direct proportion but is NON-LINEAR
Term
What is the relationship between EC50 and potency?
Definition
EC50 is INVERSELY proportional to potency
-A larger EC50 means less potent
Term
What characterizes a full agonist?
Definition
High affinity for the active form of the receptor- STABILIZES RECEPTORS IN ACTIVE CONFORMATION
Term
Give an example of a full agonist and the receptor it acts on:
Definition
Bethanechol; M receptor
Term
What characterizes a partial agonist?
Definition
Stabilizes receptors equally in active and inactive conformation- has equal affinity for both active and inactive conformation
Term
Give an example of a partial agonist and the receptor it binds to:
Definition
Carteolol; B Receptor
Term
What characterizes a competitive antagonist? Can max drug effect still be reached?
Definition
A competitive antagonist prevents the agonist from binding to the receptor, but if more agonist is added it can outcompete with the antagonist
MAX EFFECT CAN STILL BE REACHED
Term
What characterizes a non-competitive antagonist? Can max drug effect still be reached?
Definition
COVALENT or HIGH-AFFINITY BONDING
Drug and receptor binding is permanent
Max effect is decreased and flooding the receptor does nothing
Term
Give an example of a competitive antagonist:
Definition
Scopalamine
Term
Give an example of a non-competitive antagonist:
Definition
Phenoxybenzamine
Term
What is an allosteric agonist?
Definition
Affects the action of the ligand by binding to the enzyme at a location other than the binding site- can either potentiate OR antagonize the action of the agonist
Term
What is an inverse agonist?
Definition
When a receptor has intrinsic activity (constitutive), an inverse agonist shuts it off. Therefore, compared to the normal state, there is LESS activity
Term
Give an example of an allosteric agonist:
Definition
Strychnine
Term
Give an example of an inverse agonist
Definition
Fexofenadine
Many H1 blocking allergy medications
Term
What is a chemical antagonist?
Definition
Another drug/xenobiotic that neutralizes the agonist
Term
Give an example of a chemical anatagonist:
Definition
Protamine- binds with and neutralizes heparin in the event of overdose
Term
What is a physiologic antagonist?
Definition
Produces physiologically opposing effects
Term
Give an example of physiological antagonism:
Definition
Insulin and cortisol- both endogenous, and have opposite effects
Term
What is significant about spare receptors?
Definition
They increase a patients sensitivity to the drug- the maximum effect is achievable without occupying all available receptors
Term
What is Kd?
Definition
The drug concentration at which half of the receptors are bound
Term
How do spare receptors effect the EC50 of a drug?
Definition
If spare receptors are present, EC50 decreases, thereby INCREASING POTENCY
(Kd stays the same)
Term
Give 3 examples of non-receptor drugs:
Definition
Sucralfate- forms a protective coating on ulcers to prevent erosion by stomach

Osmotic Diuretics- increase osmotic pressure in kidney

Antacids-
Term
What is most important about non-receptor drugs?
Definition
They are NON-SPECIFIC
Term
On a dose response curve, if the graph is shifted further to the right, how does this effect the potency of the drug?
Definition
Further to the right= LESS POTENT
Term
What effect does a high first pass extraction ratio have on bioavailability?
Definition
High first pass extraction ratio decreases bioavailability
Term
How dose Vd effect pharmacokinetics?
Definition
Drugs with a high Vd will be more spread out in the body, further from the site of action, and generally less efficacious (sequestered in other tissues so unavailable to produce effect)
Term
What intrinsic quality does a partial agonist have with regard to pharmacokinetics?
Definition
Lower efficacy by its very nature- cannot achieve maximum effect
Term
What happens if there is underlying renal insufficiency in a patient?
Definition
Drug cannot be excreted fast enough, so it makes the drug look more powerful but INCREASES SIDE EFFECTS AND TOXICITY
Term
What is the relationship between body size and Vd?
Definition
Body size is directly proportional to Vd
Term
What is the relationship between body size and efficacy?
Definition
Body size is inversely proportional to efficacy
Term
Why do water soluble drugs have more of an effect on women than on men?
Definition
Men have more water, women have more fat- men can distribute water soluble drugs over a wider range of tissue reservoirs
Term
What is the most useful clinical application of a graded dose response curve?
Definition
Choosing the most appropriate drug
Term
If a drug shows a very steep line on a GRADED dose response curve, what is most important to know?
Definition
The drug is DANGEROUS because a small dose increase creates a huge effect
Term
What is ED50?
Definition
The effective dose for 50% of patients on a quantal dose response curve
Term
What is ED50?
Definition
The lethal dose for 50% of patients on a quantal dose response curve
Term
How do we determine therapeutic index?
Definition
LD50/ED50= Margin of Safety
Term
On a dose response curve of two different drugs, if one drug graphs further to the left and the other graphs further to the right, what do we know about the first drug?
Definition
It is more potent
Term
What is an idiosyncratic drug response?
Definition
An unusual and unexpected adverse drug response, neither related to dose or to allergy
Term
Give an example of a symptom of idiosyncratic drug response:
Definition
Angioedema
Term
What is tolerance?
Definition
The intensity of response to a drug decreases with continual (prolonged) use
Term
Give an example of a drug that achieves tolerance?
Definition
Nitroglycerine for Angina- after a while it doesn't work anymore
Term
What is tachyphylaxis?
Definition
Depletion of the neurotransmitter involved in drug action
Term
What are the 3 types of metabolizers?
Definition
Poor metabolizer; Extensive metabolizer (normal); Ultra-rapid metabolizer
(Polymorphism in drug metabolizing enzyme CYP2D6)
Term
What effect does a partial agonist have on a full agonist?
Definition
It acts as an ANTAGONIST in the presence of a full agonist
Term
What effect does a partial agonist have in the absence of a full agonist?
Definition
It acts as an AGONIST in the absence of a full agonist
Term
Give an example of a partial agonist:
Definition
Saralasin
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