Pharmacology 2060A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Heart Failure, Body Water, Glycoprotein

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Module 3 pharmacokinetics distribution. Drugs distribute into compartments in the body where they are stored, metabolized, excreted or exert effect. Bone can be a reservoir for the slow release: other tissue. Determined by: blood flow to tissues, ability of drug to move out of capillaries, ability of drug to move into cells. The more drug that distributes out of the blood, the lower the concentration of drug in the blood. Blood slow to tissue is a key determinant of drug distribution. Rapid distribution liver, kidney, brain. Slower distribution skin, fat, bone. Implications for altered blood flow. Neonates have limited blood flow and therefore low drug distribution. Poor blood flow rarely limits adults except in: heart failure or shock. Usually drained before drug therapy. Ability of drug to move out of capillaries. Drugs move out of the capillary through fenestrations. Ability of drug to move into cells. P- glycoprotein (p- gp) efflux transporter large role in the distribution of drugs.

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