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Preclinical phase = discovering/inventing --> in vitro/vivo testing for safety, toxicity and efficacy
Definition
During the ___ phase of drug development, it is when a chemical is being discovered/invented; in vitro and in vivo testing is conducted for safety, toxicity and efficacy.
Term
1st phase of drug development = 25-80 healthy volunteers for safety and limits --> open trials
Definition
During the ___ phase of drug deevelopment, 25-80 healthy volunteers are used to establish safety and probably limits of the safe clinical dosage range. = Open trials
Term
Second phase of drug development = 100-300 patients w/target disease to determine efficacy and limits of safe clinical dosage through single blind design.
Definition
During the ___ phase of drug development, 100-300 patients with target disease are used to determine efficacy and establish probably limits of safe clinical dosage range. This is a single-blind design.
Term
Third phase of drug development = 1000-3000 patients for safety/efficacy/dosage limits in double blind or crossover study
Definition
During the ___ phase of drug development, 1000-3000 patients are tested to further establish safety and efficacy and probable limits of safe clinical dosage in double blind and crossover studies.
Term
"Fourth" phase of drug development = approved for market w/side effects identified
Definition
During the ___ phase of drug development, the drug is approved for the market. Manufacturer must identify drug induced effect that have an incidence of 1:10,000 or less.
Term
generic = official/nonproprietary, brand = proprietary
Definition
The ___ name is the offical/nonproprietary name, while the ___ name is the proprietary name.
Term
Drug equivalency = interchangeability/identical active ingredients... aka bioequivalence
Definition
____ ____ or interchangeability means that a generic and brand name have identical active ingredients.
Term
1. Chemical category/class [propanioc acid]
2. Indication/intended use [anti-inflammatory]
3. Effect produced [COX1 inhibitor]
(Do you know what drug falls into these categories? IBUPROFEN!)
Definition
Explain the 3 ways that drugs may be classified:
Term
Pharmacokinetics = drug movement
Definition
____ is the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs. It involves the time course and magnitude of uptake and elimination of drugs in intact organisms.
Term
Pharmacodynamics = structure-activity relationships and mechanisms of action
Definition
____ are the actions of drugs in living systems, both normal and diseased. It includes structure-activity relationships (SAR) and mechanisms of action.
Term
Therapeutics/Pharmacotherapeutics = clinical use of drug
Definition
____ pertain to the clinical use of drugs dealing with indications, contraindications, dose, dosing interval, route, adverse effects, drug interactions, etc.
Term
Toxicology = study of poisons
Definition
___ is the study of poisons, including treatment, acute and chronic drug toxicities.
Term
Pharmacodynamics = mechanisms of action
Definition
____ describes the interaction between drugs and body at a molecular level (mechanisms of action), how drug interacts with biological system and determines indications/contraindications of drug.
Term
False! Propranol DECREASES heart rate.
Definition
T/F: Propranol increases heart rate.
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: If a drug has a high affinity for a receptor it is very potent.
Term
Local anesthesia inhibits action potential
Definition
Give an example of a type of drug that inhibits an action potential.
Term
Epinephrine stimulates/activates receptors on heart muscles/blood vessels
Definition
Give an example of a drug that stimulates/activates receptors on heart muscles/blood vessels/etc.
Term
Propranol inhibits/blocks receptors on heart muscles
Definition
Give an example of a drug that inhibits/blocks receptors on heart muscles/brain cells/etc.
Term
Beta 1 = heart (You have 1 heart), Beta 2 = lungs (You have 2 lungs)
Definition
Beta 1 deals with the _____ while Beta 2 deals with the ____.
Term
Receptors
Definition
___ are specialized proteins with polypeptide structures providing diversity/specificity of shape/electrical charge located on cell membranes or within a cell.
Term
Receptors
Definition
___ are molecules that play a regulatory role in biologic systems = regulatory proteins. They mediate actions of endogenous chemical signals such as neurotransmitters, autocoids and hormones.
Term
autocoids (such as histamine), hormones
Definition
____ are hormones that affect areas where they are released, whereas ____ are released in one place and travel to another to act.
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: Ibuprofen is the nonproprietary name of the drug Motrin.
Term
False! OTC medications require NO doctor's prescription.
Definition
T/F: Over the counter medications require a doctor's prescription.
Term
True! Botox is an example
Definition
T/F: Toxins can be employed as drugs.
Term
Pharmacokinetics = how physiological processes handle drugs
Definition
___ describes how the human physiological processes handles a drug.
Term
Pharmacodynamics = mechanism action of a drug
Definition
___ describes the mechanism action of a drug.
Term
False! It can be marketed only after the expiration of the brand name patent.
Definition
T/F: A generic copy of a brand name drug can be marketed before the patent of the brand name drug is expired.
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: Lifand-gated channels are fast signalig receptor systems.
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: Antagonists have no intrinsic activity.
Term
False! Both agonists and antagonists have affinity.
Definition
T/F: Antagonists have no affinity for receptors.
Term
Agonists bond and activate
Definition
___ binds and activates receptors.
Term
Covalent bonds are the strongest
Definition
The strongest drug binding forces are ___ ___.
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: Activation of G protein results in modulation of different second messengers.
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: Corticosteroids interact with intracellular receptors.
Term
False! Activation of Ligand-gated channels = fast response
Definition
T/F: Activation of Ligand-gated channels results in slow biological response.
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: Chelating agents do not act via a receptor mechanism.
Term
1. acetylcholine, 2. norepinephrine
Definition
Name 2 receptors for neurotransmitters.
Term
Tubocurarine and polocarpine = cholinergic (ACh); propranolol and albuterol = adrenergic (norepinephrine)
Definition
Tubocurarine and polocarpine alter ___ neurotransmission while propranolol and albuterol alter ___ neurotransmission.
Term
Pilocarpine
Definition
___ stimulates saliva flow by altering cholinergic neurotransmission/acetylcholine.
Term
Dihydrofolate reductASE is an ENZYME
Definition
Dihydrofolate reductase is a receptor that is a(n) ____. Ex: Methotrexate
Term
transport protein receptors
Definition
Sodium/Potassium ATPase such as digitalis glycoside (digoxin) are ___ ___ receptors.
Term
Tubulin
Definition
Colchicine destroys ___ in anticancer drugs.
Term
ligand = ACh, coltage = lidocaine
Definition
Ligand-gated channels are acted upon by ____. Voltage-gated channels are acted upon by ___.
Term
Second messengers
Definition
cAMP, Ca2+/IP3, DAG and eicosonoids are examples of ___ ___.
Term
True! Something like 98% according to Dr. Foong
Definition
T/F: Most drugs act on receptors.
Term
Do NOT, they are all examples of receptor-less drugs
Definition
Antacids, Laxatives, Chelating agents, and osmotic diuretics (do/do not) involve receptors.
Term
Antacids = change pH, laxatives = oil based lube, Chelating agents = remove copper, osmotic diuretics = increase pee
Definition
___ change pH of environment. ___ are oil based and lubricate tubes. ___ ___ take copper out of circulation. ___ ___ increase urine output by osmosis.
Term
True! These are optical isomers which means they are mirror images
Definition
T/F: Levo is highly active while dextro is only slightly active.
Term
Covalent bonds
Definition
___ bonding is the sharing of electrons. This type of bond is strong and irreversible. New receptors must be synthesized. Ex. alkylating anticancer agents
Term
Ionic bonds
Definition
___ bonding is the electrostatic attraction between ions of opposite charge. They are weak associations, common and initiate drug-receptor combinations.
Term
Hydrogen Enter away message text here.bonds
Definition
___ bonding is interaction between polar molecules. They are weaker bonds and drugs and receptors are capable of forming multiple of these types of bonds.
Term
Van der Waals Forces
Definition
____ are weak electrostatic interactions and form the weakest type of bonds, but are the most important drug-receptor bond in that they allow a precise fit.
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: Van der Waals forces are weaker bonds, but are more selective.
Term
True and true!
Definition
T/F: High affinity require less drug to produce an effect = potent. Low affinity requires high drug concentration to produce effect.
Term
Intrinsic activity
Definition
___ ___ is the ability of a drug to activate a receptor following binding.
Term
High intrinsic activity
Definition
(High/Low) intrinsic activity causes intense receptor activation and these drugs have a high maximal effect.
Term
agonist = binds and reacts, antagonist = binds and blocks
Definition
___ binds receptors and brings about biological response. ___ binds receptors, preventing other things to bind to it and therefore blocking biological actions.
Term
epi = agonist, prop = antagonist
Definition
Epinephrine is an (agonist/antagonist) and binds to heart cells. Proponolol is an (agonist/antagonist) and blocks heart cells.
Term
False! That describes and ANTagonist
Definition
T/F: Agonists bind and block, have affinity, no intrinsic activity and results in no receptor stimulation.
Term
False! That describes agonists
Definition
T/F: Antagonist bind and activate, have affinity and high intrinsic activity and results in stimulation of receptor.
Term
potency
Definition
___ is measured using a log-dose response curve.
Term
Potency
Definition
___ = EC50/ED50; it is expressed as effective concentration/dose required to produce 50% of maximum effect.
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: Log-dose response curve allows comparison to be made between drugs of same class.
Term
True!!
Definition
T/F: Smaller the EC50 = more potent.
Term
Competitive antagonist binds reversibly
Definition
A (competitive/noncompetitive) antagonist binds reversibly to a receptor. Receptor blockage can be overcome by increasing agonist concentration.
Term
noncompetitive antagonist binds irreversibly
Definition
A (competitive/noncompetitive) antagonist binds irreversibly to receptors and blockage is insurmountable. Covalent bonds between receptor and antagonist make receptor unavailable for agonist binding.
Term
chemical because protamine sulphate inactivates heparin chemically
Definition
Heparin and protamine sulphate are examples of nonreceptor (physiological/chemical) antagonists.
Term
physiological because epinephrine (vasoconstriction) and histamine (vasodilation) have two different functions that just happen to cancel the other out physiologically.
Definition
Epinephrine and histmaine are examples of nonreceptor (physiologic/chemical) antagonists.
Term
antagonist of morphine, normally agonist (it is an analgesic)
Definition
Pentazocine is an ____ of morphine, but normally operates as an ____.
Term
Therapeutic index
Definition
___ ___ is an index of drug safety derived from the log-dose response curve.
Term
therapeutic index
Definition
TD50/ED50 = ___ ___.
Term
low TI = kills patient, high TI = dafer
Definition
(high/low) TI = same dose that produces effect, kills patient. (high/low) TI = still has adverse effects, but is safer
Term
narrow therapeutic window
Definition
Warfarin, 5-fluorouracil, cyclosporine, digoxin, and phenytoin are examples of drugs with (narrow/wide) therapeutic index/window.
Term
Warfarin
Definition
___ was discovered at a Wisconsin agricultural research farm where it killed rats by causing profuse bleeding.
Term
cyclosporine
Definition
___ causes gingival overgrowth and has a narrow therapeutic window.
Term
kinetics = movement through body, dynamics = action on body
Definition
Pharmaco____ = drug movement through body. Pharmaco____ = drug action on body.
Term
kinetics!
Definition
Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion are how a drug gets from the gastrointestinal tract to the brain. This is called pharmaco____.
Term
metabolism and excretion
Definition
Elimination of drugs is a combination of ___ and ____.
Term
1. enteral (per oral), 2. perenteral (injections), 3. topical
Definition
What are the three ways a drug can be administered?
Term
Drugs are absorbed via the GI tract in ENTERAL administration. The absorbed drug first goes to the LIVER and then are distributed to entire body via the CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
Definition
Drugs are absorbed via the GI tract in ____ administration. The absorbed drug first goes to the ___ and then are distributed to entire body via the ___ ___.
Term
1. intravenous, 2. intramuscular, 3. intraarticular (into joint)
Definition
List three types of perenteral routes of administration.
Term
intravenous/parenteral
Definition
A disadvantage of ___ administration is that it is irreversible and cannot easily remove from body.
Term
topical
Definition
Inhalation is an example of ____ administration.
Term
sublingually
Definition
Nitroglycerin is administered _____.
Term
weak, weak
Definition
Aspirin is a (weak/strong) acid and codeine is a (weak/strong) base.
Term
lipid/h2o solubility, pH of environment, concentration, blood flow to area, surface area, administration, charge/size of molecule, transporters
Definition
Name a couple factors affecting drug absorption.
Term
Cannot!
Definition
Atenolol is too hydrophilic and (can/cannot) penetrate the lipid membrane.
Term
Cannot!
Definition
Acyclovir is too lipophilic and (can/cannot) cross the water layer of the lipid membranes.
Term
Lipid diffusion
Definition
___ diffusion is the main route for most drugs. It is a passive process.
Term
Cannot!
Definition
Polar and ions or molecules w/electric charge (can/cannot) penetrate the lipid membrane.
Term
Uncharged w/pH can, charged cannot
Definition
Uncharged molecules (can/cannot) be absorbed. Charged drugs (can/cannot) be absorbed.
Term
Weak 'A'cid prefers to be 'A'bsorbed in an 'A'cidic environment
Definition
Explain the "AAA" acronym concerning aspirin.
Term
By using channels
Definition
Small ions such as potassium, lithium, sodium and calcium cross membranes how?
Term
Transport/Carrier Systems
Definition
___ ___ are energy dependent passages that push drugs against concentration gradient and can be saturated.
Term
Polar molecules (no net charge) = can; ions (net charge) = cannot, but use channels; quat ammonium compounds (positive) = cannot cross most membranes
Definition
Polar molecules have no net charge and (can/cannot) be absorbed. Ions have a net charge and (can/cannot) be absorbed passively. Quat Ammonium compounds are large molecules with positive charge and (can/cannot) be absorbed.
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: Drugs are first distributed to organs that have a rich blood supply (such as heart, liver, kidney, brain) then to organs with poor blood supply (muscles, fat)
Term
1. Abscesses: they are pus-filled and have NO blood supply so antibiotic cannot reach infection; 2. solid tumors: limited blood supply so drugs cannot reach target site
Definition
What are two exceptions to the blood supply theory?
Term
False! Only free drugs can exit blood vessels to be active, metabolized or excreted.
Definition
T/F: The bound form of a drug is active, metabolized and excreted.
Term
Blood brain barrier
Definition
The capillary walls of the ___ ___ ___ are not leaky because they have tight junctions between the cells. Crossing this a drug must be either lipid soluble or have a transport system.
Term
Alcohol, cocaine, heroin, nicotine (Basically all the good things, right?)
Definition
What are a few drugs that can reach the fetus through the placenta?
Term
Adipose tissue
Definition
Lipid soluble drugs first saturate ____ ___ and are stored here.
Term
True and true!
Definition
T/F: Movement from the site of action will terminate the action of the drug. Movement from a storage site will maintain a certain level in blood/other organs.
Term
Biotransformation usually occurs in the liver, but sometimes in the GI tract, lungs, skin and blood (Think of these places as sites of most cancers?)
Definition
____ is the enzymatic (biochemical) alteration of a drug molecule. It alters the pharmacoligical and chemical properties of the parent drug. This happens mainly in the ____ and sometimes in the ___ ___, ____, ____ and ____.
Term
Drug inactivation (procaine --> PABA) or drug activation (codeine --> morphine); toxic metabolites produced (acetaminophen --> a compound toxic to liver cels); increase/decrease in toxicity; increase H2O solubility = if a drug becomes more polar, it will be excreted faster
Definition
What are the 5 consequences of drug metabolism?
Term
Prodrugs!
Definition
___ require activation and are biochemically changed by liver enzymes. The metabolites are the active drugs and have greater activity than inactivated parent drug.
Term
Phase I
Definition
During phase ___ of drug metabolism, oxidation reduction and/or hydrolysis occur to prepare it for conjugation. The drug may be activated, unchanged or inactivated by this process.
Term
Phase II
Definition
During phase ___ of drug metabolism, conjugation occurs and the drug is usually inactivated.
Term
From more lipophilic to more hydrophilic so that is can be excreted in urine.
Definition
Drug metabolism takes a drugs solubility from more (lipophilic/hydrophilic) to more (lipophilic/hydrophilic).
Term
Hepatic
Definition
(Hepatic/nonhepatic) CYP450 is the most common mechanism in phase I reactions.
Term
Procaine = ester-type, metabolized by hydrolysis in blood
Definition
____ is an ester-type anesthetic and is metabolized by hydrolysis in the blood.
Term
Prolocaine and articaine = amide type, metabolized by both intra-extra hepatic
Definition
___ and ___ are amide type local anesthetics that can be metabolized via the hepatic and extra-hepatic mechanisms.
Term
lidocaine = hepatic only
Definition
___ is an amide-type local anesthetic that can be metabolized by hepatic mechanism only.
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: The metabolite is usually inactive following phase I reactions.
Term
hydrophilic
Definition
(Lipo/hydro)-philic metabolites may be readily excreted.
Term
CYP450
Definition
___ exists in SER of cells and is a hemoprotein that serves as the terminal oxidase with isoenzymes.
Term
CYP1A2 = caffeine, CYP2E1 = alcohol
Definition
___ is the CYP450 substrate that deals with caffeine and ___ deals with alcohol.
Term
False! Exogenous = outside the body (drugs, toxins) and Endogenous = inside the body (steroids, vitamin D, prostaglandins)
Definition
T/F: Substrates can either be exogenous meaning coming from inside the body (steroids, vitamin D, prostaglandins), or endogenous meaning coming from outside the body (drugs, toxins).
Term
CYP3A4
Definition
CYP____ is responsible for more than 60% of metabolism in the liver.
Term
Increase!
Definition
If cometidine, diazepam and lidocaine are metabolized by the same isoenzyme and cimetidine inhibits the P450 enzyme, will the blood levels of diazepam and lidocaine increase/decrease/stay the same?
Term
a vitamin D deficiency
Definition
Phnyoin increased the metabolism of vitamin D, leading to (an overdose/a deficiency/no change)
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: Phase II reactions are where endogenous substrates combine with newly established functional group to form a HIGHLY polar conjugate.
Term
True!
Definition
T/F: Conjugates are more water soluble and ready for excretion than their parent drug.
Term
First-pass effect
Definition
When a drug is metabolically changed from active to inactive before reaching the systemic circulation is the ___ ___ ___.
Term
True!!
Definition
T/F: Administering nitroglycerin sublingually bypasses the first pass effect.
Term
1. urine 2. bile
Definition
What are the two major routes of the removal of drugs from the body?
Term
Saliva, sweat, tears, milk, expired air
Definition
Name a couple minor routes for drug excretion.
Term
kidney!
Definition
___ is the main organ involved with excretion.
Term
False! Renal failure will prolong the duration of a drug action with an increase in adverse effects because excretion will decrease, therefore making the drug stay in your system longer.
Definition
T/F: Renal failure will shorten the duration of drug action with a decrease in adverse effects.
Term
1. Glomerular filtration, 2. active tubular secretion, 3. passive tubular reabsorption [filtration, secretion, reabsorption]
Definition
Name the 3 pathways of the kidneys drug metabolite excretion.
Term
glomerular filtration = hydrostatic pressure, tubular secretion = carrier mediated, tubular reabsorption = lipid soluble drugs
Definition
___ ___ utilizes hydrostatic pressure and fenestrated epithelium. ____ ___ is carrier mediated with acids such as uric acid and bases such as choline and histamine. ___ ___ works with lipid soluble drugs and is a passive process.
Term
False! It IS a possible site for drug interaction. Ex: Penicillin and probenecid
Definition
T/F: Excretion is not a possible site for drug interaction.
Term
False! It is dependent on all those things
Definition
T/F: The rate of respiratory excretion is independent of gas exchange including diffusion, gas solubility, blood flow and lung function.
Term
enterohepatic cycling
Definition
___ ___ is when drugs are excreted in the bile as a parent drug or metabolite, emptied into the intestines where it is reabsorbed. Ex. steroids, pheolphthalien, benzodiazepines
Term
They all are drugs that go through enterohepatic cycling
Definition
What do steroids, phenolphthalien and benzodiazepines have in common?
Term
lipid soluble
Definition
Drugs that are (lipid/water) soluble can be excreted in breast milk.
Term
maintenance dose
Definition
___ dose is the dosing rate in which the rate in equals the rate out (rate of elimination).
Term
loading dose
Definition
___ dose promptly raises the concentration of drug in plasma to the target concentration.
Term
dosing interval
Definition
The half-life determines the ____ ____.
Term
short
Definition
If the drug has a short half-life, the dosing interval is ___.
Term
4
Definition
Drug accumulation occurs when dosing interval is shorter than the half-life of the drug - usually ____ (#).
Term
tachypalaxis, tolerance
Definition
____ is unresponsiveness to drug after one or two doses while ____ is a slower process of unresponsiveness.
Term
adverse drug reactions (ADRx)
Definition
___ ___ ____ are responses to a drug which are noxious and unintended and occur at doses that are normally used.
Term
Type A (predictable)
Definition
Type ___ (predictable) adverse drug reactions include cytotoxic reactions, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions and drug-disease interactions.
Term
type B (unpredictable)
Definition
Type ___ (unpredictable) include idiosyncratic reactions, immunologic/allergic reactions, pseudoallergic effects, teratogenic effects and oncogenic effects.
Term
cytotoxic reactions as adverse effects
Definition
Drug overdose and drug metabolites are examples of ____ reactions. Methemoglobinemia, hepatotoxicity and cytotoxic mucositis.
Term
ED50
Definition
The ____ of a drug is defined as 1/2 the dose producing a response in 100% of treated subjects.
Term
8 (40/5 = 8)
Definition
A drug with an ED50 of 5mg and LD50 of 40mg posesses a therapeutic index of ____.
Term
aspirin!
Definition
Which of the following is an example of an OTC medication? a. aspirin, b. birth control pills, c. heroin, d. tylenol 3
Term
b. plasma albumin
Definition
The distribution of many acid drugs is slowed because of binding of the drug to which of the following components of blood? a. plasma globulin, b. plasma albumin, c. lymphocytes, d. blood platelets, e. erythrocytes
Term
10 mg/mL (40/2 = 20/2 = 10)
Definition
The plasma 1/2-life of a drug is known to be 30 minutes. If the plasma concentration of this drug is found to be 40 mg/mL in a patient, what will be the plasma concentration of the drug 1 hour later?
Term
pharmacokinetics (how they work)
Definition
The quantitative study of the time course and magnitude of the fate of drugs in the body is termed:
Term
INCREASE! Wake up!
Definition
Chronic kidney disease in a patient would most likely (increase/decrease/have no effect on) the response to a systemically administered drug.
Term
all of the above!
Definition
The potency of a drug is: A. inversely related to dose, B. measured in terms of its ED50, C. determined by the drug's receptor affinity, D. all of the above
Term
All of the above!
Definition
A drug's efficacy is: A. determined by its intrinsic activity, B. measured as the dose producing a maximum response, C. directly related to the drug's potency, D. all of the above.
Term
LD50
Definition
The dose that kills 1/2 of a group of patients is referred to as the drug's ____.
Term
therapeutic index
Definition
If the LD50/ED50 ratio is the same for each drug, it means that they have the same ____ ____.
Term
desirable, undesirable
Definition
Local anesthetics and epinephrine or penicillin and probenecid are (desirable/undesirable) drug interactions. Epinephrine and non-selective beta-blockers are (desirable/undesirable) drug interactions.
Term
same/different
Definition
A pharmacological interaction at (the same/a different) receptor is when an antagonist blocks an agonist. A pharmacoligical interaction at (the same/a different) receptor is when two drugs affect two different cellular mechanisms.
Term
pharmacokinetic
Definition
80% of all drug interactions are (pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic).
Term
dynamic, kinetic
Definition
Drug interactions dealing with receptors are pharmaco____, while protein binding, altered pH and decreasing gastric emptying time are examples of pharmaco____.
Term
altered blood flow
Definition
Local anesthetics and epinephrine drug interactions are examples of a pharmacokinetic interaction of ___ ___ ___.
Term
Aspirin likes to be absorbed in an acidic environment, so if you take an antacid with it, aspirin will be absorbed in the small intestine instead.
Definition
Explain the interaction between antacids and aspirin.
Term
Opioids (morphine/codeine) decreases gastric emptying time preventing acetaminophen from entering the small intestine as quickly. Acetaminophen is a weak base is is absorbed in the small intestine.
Definition
Explain the interaction between codeine/morphine and acetaminophen.
Term
Aspirin displaces warfarin from it's protein binding sites, increasing the blood concentration of warfarin by 100%.
Definition
Explain the interaction between aspirin and warfarin.
Term
Quicker
Definition
If drug A increases the metabolism of drug B, the action of drug B is terminated (quicker/slower).
Term
stimulate = enzyme inducers, inhibit = enzyme inhibitors (duh)
Definition
Drugs that stimulate the synthesis of CYP isoenzymes are called ___ ___ and drugs that inhibit the action of CYP isoenzymes are called ___ ___.
Term
Alcohol is metabolied by acetraldehyde dehydrogenase and metronidazole inhibits this enzyme. The metabolism of alcohol is altered, resulting in confusion, convulsions and severe nausea. This is a DISULFRAM reaction, much like alcohol and antabuse.
Definition
Explain the interaction between metronidazole (an antibiotic) and alcohol.
Term
True!!
Definition
T/F: Renal filtration is dependent on cardiac output and drugs that decrease cardiac output will delay excretion.
Term
False! If the pH of the lumen is altered, reabsorption will be changed.
Definition
T/F: Reabsorption will not change if the pH of the lumen is altered, such as with aspirin's interaction with sodium bicarbonate.
Term
They compete for carrier mechanisms in renal secretion and create uric acid crystals in the knee joints = Gout.
Definition
Explain the reaction between Probenecid and Penicillin.
Term
idiosyncratic effect
Definition
___ effect is an uncommon adverse drug reaction that can occur to all drug groups and usually due to a genetic predisposition.
Term
teratogenic effects
Definition
___ effects are caused by drugs that result in birth defects. Ex: Thalidomide and tretinoin (Vitamin A acid)
Term
A: no risk to fetus in any trimester; B: no adverse effect in animals, no human studies; C: Only given after fetal risks considered, animal studies show adverse effects, no human studies; D: definite fetal risk, may be given in spite of risk if need is life-threatening; X: absolute fetal abnormalities, may not be used at any time during pregnancy
Definition
Explain the 5 FDA pregnancy risk categories.
Term
A: levothyroxine (for thyroid problems); B: NSAIDs (ibuprofen); C: codeine; D: diazepam/benzodiazepines (cause cleft lip/palate); F: warfarin, benzodiazepines
Definition
Give an example of a drug for each of the 5 FDA pregnancy risk categories.
Term
Oncogenic
Definition
___ effects are caused by drugs that result in either primary or secondary cancer.
Term
secondary, primary
Definition
(Primary/Secondary) oncogenic effects are usually caused by drugs that induce immunosuppression such as transplant drugs like cyclosporin A and corticosteroids. These cause a reactivation of oncogenic viruses. (Primary/Secondary) oncogenic effects include those causing DNA damage.
Term
They all can cause the body to develop a dependence for the drug.
Definition
Opioids, alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates and benzodiazepines all have what effect in common?
Term
They all have a narrow therapeutic window
Definition
Digoxin, Lithium, phenytoin and theophyline all have what in common?
Term
Anticholinergic, antidepressants, antihypertensive, antipsychotic, and antihistamine
Definition
Name 3 of the 5 drug classes that cause xerostomia.
Term
They are major examples of drugs that cause gingival overgrowth.
Definition
What do phenytoin (dilantin for anticonvulsants), cyclosporine (antirejection drug for transplants) and calcium channel blockers (antihypertensive such as verapamil, nefedipine and diltiazem) have in common? s
Term
1. Which drug 2. Dose 3. Frequency 4. Instructions to patient
Definition
What 4 things must a prescription include?
Term
controlled drugs such as opiates.
Definition
By law, pharmacists must record who prescribed and who receives ___ drugs.
Term
legend drugs
Definition
non-controlled drugs are also known as ___ drugs.
Term
Schedule III, 30 mg codeine (III... 3... 30)
Definition
Schedule ____ drugs include tylenol III which contains ___mg of codeine.
Term
Clark's rule
Definition
___ rule is used most in denistry and it deals with dosages in relation to weight in lbs or kg.
Term
Young's rule
Definition
____ rule is not advisable to use for pediatrics, but it deals with dosages in relation to the age of a patient.
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