Pharmacology
Midterm Questions
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PharmacologyB-
BAnswerBtheBstudyBofBdrugsBandBtheirBstructure,BtargetsBofBaction,BmechanismsBofBact
ionB(MOA),BdistributionB(howBtheBbodyBdisbursesBthemBthroughoutBtheBbody),Bdesired
BphysiologicBeffectsB(efficacy)BandBundesirableBsideBeffectsB(toxicity).
PharmacokineticsBincludesBtheBfollowing:B-
BAnswerBADMEB(absorption,Bdistribution,BmetabolismBandBelimination).
PharmacokineticsBis...B-BAnswerBHowBtheBbodyBeffectsBtheBdrug
,AbsorptionB-
BAnswerBabsorptionBfromBtheBadministrationBsiteBeitherBdirectlyBorBindirectlyBintoBtheB
blood/plasma.
DistributionB-
BAnswerBreversibly/irreversiblyBmovementBofBdrugBfromBtheBbloodstreamBintoBtheBinter
stitialBandBintracellularBfluid.
MetabolismB-
BAnswerBdrugBbiotransformationBviaBmetabolicBpathways,BprimarilyBtheBliver,BorBbyBoth
erBtissues.
EliminationB-
BAnswerBhowBparentBdrugB&BitsBmetabolitesBareBeliminatedBfromBtheBbody
AbsorptionBfactorsB-BAnswerB·BGastrointestinalBpHBchanges
·BGastricBemptying
·BGastric/intestinalBenzymes
·BBileBacidsB&BbiliaryBfunction
·BGastrointestinalBfloraB(typeBandBquantityBofBbacteria)
·BFoodB&BnutrientBinteractionsB(mostBcommonBinteractionBinfluencingBGIBdrugBabsorpti
on)
·BLipidBsolubilityBofBtheBdrug
DistributionBfactorsB-
BAnswerB·BMembraneBpermeability:BCrossBmembranesBtoBsiteBofBaction
·BBloodBbrainBbarrierBreducesBtheBspeedBofBdrugBpassageBintoBandBoutBofBbrainBtissu
e
·BPlasmaBproteinBbinding:BdrugsBboundBtoBplasmaBproteinsBdoBnotBcrossBmembranesB(
Note:BMalnutritionB=BâalbuminB=BáBfreeBdrugB=BgreaterBpharmacologicBresponse)
,·BAgingBcauseBaBreductionBinBproductionBofBplasmaBproteins
·BLipophilicityBofBdrug:BlipophilicBdrugsBconcentrateBinBadiposeBtissue;BremainBinBtheBb
odyBforBaBlongerBperiodBofBtime
VolumeBofBdistributionB-BAnswerB·BBodyBComposition
B-BIncreasedBTotalBbodyBwaterBandBextracellularBfluid
B-DecreasedBAdiposeBtissueBandBskeletalBmuscle
·BProteinBBindingB(changesBwithBaging)
B-Albumin,Bbilirubin,Ba1-acidBglycoprotein
B-AlbuminBaffectedBbyBnutrition
B-LowBalbuminB(hypoalbuminemia)BcanBcauseBlessBprotein-
boundBdrugBreachingBtheBtissueBsiteBofBaction.
·BTissueBBinding
B-BCompositionalBchanges
MetabolismBfactorsB-
BAnswerBoBDrugsBcanBundergoBmetabolismBinBtheBlungs,Bblood,Bliver,BintestinesBandBki
dney
oBVolatileBdrugsBareBprimarilyBexcretedBbyBtheBlungs
·BTheBbodyBchangesBdrugsBtoBmoreBorBlessBactiveBformsB(metabolites),BincreasesBwate
rBsolubilityBtoBincreaseBelimination.
PhaseB1BMetabolismB-BAnswerB·BCytochromeBP450Bsystem
·BLocatedBwithinBtheBendoplasmicBreticulumBofBhepatocytes.
·BThroughBelectronBtransportBchain,BaBdrugBboundBtoBtheBCYP450BsystemBundergoesBo
xidationBorBreduction.
·BDrugBmetabolismBinBtheBliverBisBalsoBaffectedBby:
-EnzymeBinduction
-BDrugBinteractions
, CYP450B-BAnswerB·BCYP:BaBsetBofBisozymesBprimarilyBfoundBinBtheBliverBandBGIBtract
·BConvertBlipophilicBdrugsBintoBmoreBpolarB(andBsoluble)Bmolecules
·BConsiderableBgeneticBvariabilityBexistsBacrossBraceBandBgender
·BResultsBinBCYP450BpolymorphismsBwhichBhaveBaBdirectBeffectBonBdrugBmetabolism.
FourBisozymesBareBresponsibleBforBtheBmajorityBofBPhaseBIBMetabolismBreactionsB-
BAnswerB1.BCYP3A4/5
2.BCYP2D6
3.BCYP2C8/9
4.BCYP1A2
IfByouBhaveBaBpatientBexperiencingBaBpharmacokineticBdrugBinteraction,Bconsider......B-
BAnswerBCYP450.
·BSomeBdrugsBorBexogenousBsubstancesBcanBinduceBCYPBisozymesB(lessBeffect).BExampl
e....B-BAnswerBSt.BJohn'sBwortB(CYP3A4)BandBhormonalBbirthBcontrol
CYP450-
relatedBdrugBinteractionsBcanBmakeBpredictingBbloodBplasmaBlevels/steadyBstateBlevelsB
difficult.
Example....B-
BAnswerBIfBaBdrugBinhibitsBenzymaticBactivity,BaBsubstrateBdrugBforBthatBenzymeBsyste
mBwillBhaveBaBgreaterBconcentrationBinBtheBblood.
IfBaBdrugBinhibitsBCYPBisozymes,BwhatBisBtheBeffectBofBtheBsubstrateBdrugB-
BAnswerBTheBsubstrateBdrugBwillBhaveBgreaterBeffect
PhaseB2BMetabolismB-BAnswerB·BPolarBgroupBisBconjugatedBtoBtheBdrug
·BResultsBinBincreasedBpolarityBofBtheBdrug