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Pharmacology for Anesthesia I. Introduction. What is a Drug?. Pharmacokinetics (PK). What the body does to the drug Absorption Distribution Metabolism Excretion. Absorption. The process of diffusion or transport of a drug from the site of administration to the plasma.
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Pharmacology for Anesthesia I Introduction
Pharmacokinetics (PK) What the body does to the drug • Absorption • Distribution • Metabolism • Excretion
Absorption The process of diffusion or transport of a drug from the site of administration to the plasma Skipped by administering drugs parenterally Inhaled agents require special considerations
Fick’s Law concentration gradient x surface area x diffusion coefficient membrane thickness Rate of Diffusion = Permeability Size Diffusion coefficient =
Ionization State Henderson – Hasselbalch Equation concentration (protonated) concentration (unprotonated) log = pKa - pH
Distribution The process of diffusion of a drug throughout the body Generally governed by the same characteristics as absorption Vd = volume of distribution Protein Binding
Metabolism • The enzymatic modification of the drug molecule by the body • Often occurs in liver • May occur elsewhere
Elimination • The removal of the drug from the body • Renal • Hepatic • Respiratory • Cutaneous
Clearance • Used to describe our ability to eliminate the active ingredient • Combination of metabolism and excretion Example of Zero order kinetics
Distribution and Clearance • First Order Kinetics • Single compartment model • Double compartment model • Three compartment model • Etc.
Pharmacodynamics • What the drug does to the body • Typically receptor mediated
What factors affect the ability of a drug to interact with a receptor? • Drug size • Large enough to be specific • Not so large as to be unable to interact with the receptor • Drug Shape
Some drugs do not appear to fit into these categories • Osmotic agents • Transport regulators
Agonists Antagonists Competitive Noncompetitive Allosteric Activators Potentiators
Partial agonists Inverse agonists
Different Drugs Similar Effects Potency vs. Efficacy