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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{is the {\bf{study of substances}} that interact with living systems through chemical processes, especially by binding to regulatory molecules and activating or inhibiting normal body processes.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Application of the principle:}} \newline - {\bf{Acidic drugs}} are best absorbed from acidic environments \newline - {\bf{Basic drugs}} are best absorbed from basic environments \newline  \newline Thus, {\bf{weak acids}} are usually excreted faster in alkaline urine; {\bf{weak bases}} are usually excreted faster in acidic urine.}  \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The goal of therapeutics is to achieve a desired beneficial effect with {\bf{minimal adverse effects.}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{determine how rapidly and for how long the drug will appear at the target organ.} \tn 
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{\bf{Phase 1 Reactions}} & usually convert the parent drug to a more polar metabolite by introducing or unmasking a functional group (–OH, –NH2, –SH). \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{FURTHERMORE... \newline A {\bf{useful drug}} must have the necessary properties to be transported from its site of administration to its site of action. \newline  \newline A {\bf{practical drug}} should be inactivated or excreted from the body at a reasonable rate so that its actions will be of appropriate duration.}  \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{ VOLUME of DISTRIBUTION (V)}} - the measure of the apparent space in the body available to contain the drug. Relates the amount of drug in the body to the concentration of drug (C) in blood or   plasma.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- The two major sites of drug elimination are the {\bf{kidneys and the liver.}} \newline - Clearance of unchanged drug in the urine represents renal clearance. \newline - Within the liver, drug elimination occurs via {\bf{biotransformation}}}  \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{ENDOCYTOSIS}} - is the process by which the substance is bound at a cell-surface receptor, engulfed by the cell membrane, and carried into the cell by pinching off of the newly formed vesicle inside the membrane.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{EXOCYTOSIS}} - the reverse process. Is responsible for the secretion of many substances from cells.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{For a drug to cross the lipid membrane easily / readily must have the ff. factors: \newline – Lipid soluble \newline – Uncharged \newline – Non polar \newline – Small in size \newline – Non ionized}  \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{ THE TIME COURSE of DRUG EFFECT}}}}  \tn
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{\bf{Immediate Effects}} & drug effects are directly related to plasma concentrations. \tn 
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{\bf{Delayed Effects}} & Changes in drug effects are often delayed in relation to changes in plasma concentration. \tn 
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{\bf{Cumulative Effects}} & It is the accumulation of aminoglycoside in the renal cortex that is thought to cause renal damage. \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{ Biological Half-life (t 1/2)}}}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{is the time required to change the amount of drug in the body by one-half during elimination.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{the most useful in designing drug dosage regimens.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{it indicates the time required to attain 50\% of steady state—or to decay 50\% from steady-state conditions} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Drug Accumulation}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{With repeating drug doses, the drug will accumulate in the body until dosing ceases.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Accumulation: inversely proportional to the fraction of the dose lost in each dosing interval.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The {\bf{accumulation factor}} predicts the ratio of the steady-state concentration to that seen at the same time following the first dose.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Hepatic 'First-Pass' Metabolism}}  \tn
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• Drug absorbed into portal circulation, must pass through liver to reach systemic circulation \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2)
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Designing a Rational Dosage Regimen}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{MAINTENANCE DOSE}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{– Drugs are administered to maintain a steady state concentration in the body. (just enough drug is given in each dose to replace the drug eliminated since the preceding dose)} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{ Clearance}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{is the most important pharmacokinetic term to be considered in defining a rational steady- state drug dosage regimen. – At steady state, the dosing rate ("rate in") must equal the rate of elimination ("rate out").} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{ LOADING DOSE}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{– Promptly raises the concentration of drug in plasma to the target concentration.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Enzyme Induction \& Inhibition}}  \tn
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{\bf{ ENZYME INDUCTION}} & – Enhance the rate of drug`s synthesis or reducing its rate of degradation. \tn 
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 & – Induction results in an acceleration of substrate metabolism and usually in a decrease in the pharmacologic action of the inducer and also of coadministered drugs. \tn 
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{\bf{ ENZYME INHIBITION}} & – Certain drug substrates inhibit cytochrome P450 enzyme activity. \tn 
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 & – Reduce the metabolism of the endogenous substrates or other coadministered drugs. \tn 
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