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Pharmacokinetics involves - correct answer✔✔absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Pharmacokinetic absorption - correct answer✔✔absorption from the administration site ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




either directly or indirectly in the blood plasma
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Parmacokinetic distribution - correct answer✔✔reversibly or irreversibly move from the ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




bloodstream into the interstitial and intracellular fluid ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Pharmacokinetics metabolism - correct answer✔✔biotransformed via hepatic metabolism or ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




by other tissue
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Intravenous medications - correct answer✔✔1. highest bioavailability ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




2. places entire does into venin thus bypassing absorption
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3. avoids hepatic first pass metabolism in the liver
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steady state medication - correct answer✔✔usually reached within 4-5 half lives of the drug
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drug half life - correct answer✔✔1.the time required for the elimination process to reduce
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2.the concentration of the drug to one half what it was at initial administration
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3.determines drug frequency ||//\\|| ||//\\||




4. predicts length of toxic effects
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5. constant first order pharmacokinetics of a drug
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,zero order (nonlinear) - correct answer✔✔drug is metabolized at a constant rate per unit
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CYP3A4 - correct answer✔✔metabolizes 50% drugs ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




inhibit: grapefruit juice ||//\\|| ||//\\||




- increase drug -> adverse effects
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may have enhanced activity with any other CYP3A4
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Six steps in drug development process - correct answer✔✔1. discovery or laboratory for
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development

2. Phase 1 begins with animal testing
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3. phase 2 human subjects
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4. compare drug to placebo or other drug that is effective
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5.FDA then reviews result and determines approval
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6. Post market study to determine other side effects that were not seen while lab testing
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organizations for medication safety - correct answer✔✔1.Institute of Safe mediation Practice ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




2. Institute of Medicine
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3. Joint commission
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4.National Coordinating Council form mediation error reporting and prevention ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




5. Food and Drug Administration (safe use initiative)
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Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) - correct answer✔✔1.Also known as a side effect, an
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undesirable reaction that accompanies the principal response for which the drug was taken ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




include allergic reactions and adverse drug effects ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




2. Either pharmacological or idiosyncratic
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3. 85-90% of ADRs are pharmacological
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, 4. Reporting is not mandated by FDA thus are not commonly reported
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5. usually preventable occur in hospital and nursing homes due to med errors
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6. Polypharmacy, multiple doctors and multiple pharmacies increase risk
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors - correct answer✔✔1. end in pril: lisinopril, ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




captopril, enalapril, ramipril, benazepril and fosinopril ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




2. suppress release of angiotensin converting enzyme
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3. side effects include cough and angioedema, with angioedema the medication should be
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discontinued



Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) - correct answer✔✔1. -sartan: candesartan, ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




eprosartan, ibesartan, Isosartan, telmisartan, valsartan ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




2.block angiotensin 11 receptors ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Essential vs Secondary HTN - correct answer✔✔Essential HTN accounts for 90% of cases and
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is also called primary, secondary may be caused by CKD
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Nitroglycerin (Nitrate) - correct answer✔✔use: angina pectoris ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




action: dilate veins and arteries and thereby reducing ischemia and relieving pain by
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decreasing myocardial O2 consumption ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Side effects: throbbing HA, flushing, hypotension tachycardia
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available: IV, SL, topical ointment and transdermal patch ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




contraindicated with PDE-5 (sildanfil and vardenafil) ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Amiodarone - correct answer✔✔1. antiarrhythmic of choice when there is coexisting heart ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




failure

2. can cause thyroid and pulmonary toxicity
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