What is the relationship between barriers a drug must cross and its effectiveness?
The more barriers a drug has to cross, the harder it is to get to the receptor.
What is the relationship between barriers a drug must cross and its effectiveness?
The more barriers a drug has to cross, the harder it is to get to the receptor.
Why can’t some drugs be given orally?
They don’t cross into the bloodstream.
Why can’t some drugs be given orally?
They don’t cross into the bloodstream.
What type of drug is easier to cross barriers?
A lipid soluble drug that is fairly uncharged.
What type of drug is easier to cross barriers?
A lipid soluble drug that is fairly uncharged.
Define weak acids.
Weak acids are compounds that partially dissociate and can release hydrogen ions into solution.
Define weak acids.
Weak acids are compounds that partially dissociate and can release hydrogen ions into solution.
What is an example of a weak acid drug?
Aspirin.
What is an example of a weak acid drug?
Aspirin.
What is a strong acid?
An acid that completely dissociates in solution.
What is a strong acid?
An acid that completely dissociates in solution.
What is the difference between weak acids and weak bases?
Weak acids release hydrogen ions; weak bases absorb hydrogen ions.
What is the difference between weak acids and weak bases?
Weak acids release hydrogen ions; weak bases absorb hydrogen ions.
What is the PKA?
The ionization constant that indicates whether a drug is charged or uncharged.
What is the PKA?
The ionization constant that indicates whether a drug is charged or uncharged.
What does the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation relate?
It relates pH to pKa.
What does the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation relate?
It relates pH to pKa.
When does the protonated form of a drug favor?
If the pH is less than the pKa.
When does the protonated form of a drug favor?
If the pH is less than the pKa.
What happens to a weak acid when it loses a hydrogen ion?
It becomes charged.
What happens to a weak acid when it loses a hydrogen ion?
It becomes charged.
What is the protonated form of a weak acid?
The form that has the proton attached and is uncharged.
What is the protonated form of a weak acid?
The form that has the proton attached and is uncharged.