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Drugs cross lipid membranes mainly (a) by passive diffusional transfer and (b) carriermediated transfer
The main factor t/ determines the rate of passive diffusional transfer across membranes is a
drugs lipid solubility. Molecular weight is a less important factor.
With weak acids or bases only the unionised forms can diffuse across lipid membrane; this
gives rise to pH partition.
pH partition means t/ weak acids tend to accumulate in compartments of relatively high pH,
whereas weak bases do the reverse.(ion trapping phenomenon)
Carrier-mediated transport is important for some drugs t/ are chemically related to
endogenous substances.
difusi pasif : lipit solubility, ph & ionisasi, Most drugs across cell membrane by this transfer.
Not selective, no energy required, not saturable, cannot be inhibited
Carrier molecule: a protein which binds molecules or ions, and releases them on the other
side of the membrane.
CMT (carrier mediated transport) may operate without energy by facilitating the process of
transfer in the direction of its electrochemical gradient and the mechanism is called
facilitated diffusion. Eg.the transfer of glucose across a muscle cell membrane mediated by
GLUT4.
CMT can also occur against an electrochemical gradient and is called active transport. Eg.:
sodium pumps, Na-Ca exchange.
CMT shows the characteristic of saturation, and can be inhibited competitively by a second
ligand that binds the carrier.
subcutaneous administration
o Absorption is prompt, from aqueous solution, slow and sustained from repository
preparations.
o Suitable for poorly soluble suspensions and for instillation of slow-release implants
o Not suitable for large volumes
o Possible pain or necrosis from irritating substances
intramuscular
o Absorption is prompt from aqueous solution, slow and sustained from repository
preparations.
o Suitable for moderate volumes, oily vehicles, and some irritating substances.
o Precluded during anticoagulant therapy, and may interfere w/ interpretation of
certain diagnostic tests (e.g.creatine kinase)
oral / enteral
o Absorption is variable, depends on many factors
o Most common method of drug adminis-tration.It is also the safest,most conve-nient,
and most economical. Disadvantages include limitation of absorption of some drugs
because of their physical characteristics (eg.water solubility), it also requires patient
compliance
o Bioavailability is potentially erratic and incomplete.
Drugs w/ low lipid solubility are poorly absorbed from the gut.
A few drugs (eg.levodopa) are absorbed by CMT.
Absorption from the gut depends on: -GI motility, -GI pH, particle size, -physicochemical
interaction with gut contents (eg. Ca and tetracycline antibiotics)
Bioavailability is the fraction of an ingested dose of a drug that gains acces to the systemic
circulation. It may be low because absorption is incomplete, or because the drug is
metabolised in the gut wall or liver before reaching the systemic circulation.
Bioequivalence implies that if one formulation of a drug is substituted for another no clinical
untoward consequences will ensue.