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Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
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Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
Guide
Pages
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Lecture Notes
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Preface
Contributors
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1 Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics Clinical scenario
Introduction
KEY POINTS – PHARMACODYNAMICS AND PHARMACOKINETICS
Principles of drug action (pharmacodynamics)
Mechanism of drug action Action on a receptor
Action on an enzyme
Action on membrane ionic channels
Cytotoxic actions
Dose–response relationship
Principles of pharmacokinetics Absorption
Distribution
Clinical relevance of volume of distribution
Plasma protein binding
Clearance
Single intravenous bolus dose
Linear versus non‐linear kinetics
Principles of drug elimination Drug metabolism
Metabolic drug interactions
Clinical scenario
Induction
KEY POINTS ‐ ENZYME INDUCTION AND INHIBITION
Clinical scenario
Inhibition
Genetic factors in metabolism
Renal excretion
Clinical pharmacokinetics: dosage individualisation Clinical scenario
KEY POINTS
Introduction
Therapeutic drug monitoring
Clearance estimates
Interpretation of serum concentrations
Clinical examples of therapeutic drug monitoring Digoxin Clinical scenario
Is this concentration expected?
What dose adjustment should be made?
Gentamicin Clinical scenario
What dosage regimen should be prescribed?
Has steady state been reached?
How should the dose be adjusted?
Phenytoin Clinical scenario
Why was the first concentration so low?
Why was the second concentration so high?
Influence of renal function on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Clinical scenario
Influence of impaired renal function KEY POINTS
Altered pharmacokinetics Elimination
Decreased protein binding
Influence hepatic disease on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics Hepatic metabolism
Altered drug effect
Worsening of the existing clinical condition
Enhancement of adverse drug effects
Influence of liver disease
Altered pharmacokinetics
Decreased first‐pass metabolism
Decreased elimination by liver metabolism and decreased protein binding High extraction drugs
Low extraction drugs
Altered drug effect deranged brain function
Decreased clotting factors
Worsening of metabolic state Drug‐induced alkalosis
Fluid overload
Hepatotoxic drugs
Prescribing for the young and the elderly Prescribing for the young Clinical scenario
Introduction
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Practical aspects of prescribing in children
Safety
Development and regulation of medicines for children
Prescribing for the elderly Clinical scenario
Introduction
Drug absorption
Drug distribution
Drug metabolism and age
Renal excretion
Receptor sensitivity
Impairment of homeostasis
Polypharmacy
KEY POINTS: PRESCRIBING FOR THE ELDERLY
Drugs in pregnant and breastfeeding women Drugs in pregnancy
Clinical scenario
KEY POINTS
Introduction
Effect of drugs on the foetus
Fertilisation and implantation period
Organogenesis
Growth and development
Drugs given at the end of pregnancy
Effect of pregnancy on drug absorption, distribution and elimination
Drug distribution
Drug elimination
Drug treatment of common medical problems during pregnancy Infection
Nausea and vomiting
Diabetes
Asthma
Epilepsy
KEY POINTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH EPILEPSY
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism
Thrombosis
Depression
Connective tissue disease
Drug use in breastfeeding Clinical scenario
KEY POINTS
2 Clinical trials and drug development Clinical scenario
KEY POINTS
Introduction
Drug discovery
Models of drug development
Preclinical development
In vitro studies
In vivo animal studies of efficacy and toxicity
Clinical trials
Phase I clinical trials
Specific types of Phase I clinical studies First in human studies
Dose ranging studies
Interaction studies
Safety studies
Phase II clinical trials
Phase III clinical trials
Factors to consider in Phase III trial design
Newer approaches to Phase III clinical trial design
Clinical scenario
Phase IIIb and IV studies
Pharmacovigilance
Yellow card scheme
3 Pharmacoeconomics: the economic evaluation of new drugs Clinical scenario
Introduction – why do we need economic evaluations?
KEY POINTS
Economic evaluation
Perspective
Costs
Linking costs to benefits
Cost‐minimisation analysis
Cost‐effectiveness analysis
Cost–benefit analysis
Cost–utility analysis
Why use CUA and QALYs?
How are the constituent parts of QALYs estimated?
How is cost‐effectiveness then assessed?
Sensitivity analysis
Pharmacoeconomics and decision‐making
REFERENCES
4 Practical prescribing
Good prescribing: questions to ask yourself before prescribing a drug Is drug treatment really necessary?
Which drug should I choose?
By what route should it be administered?
What dose and how often?
Writing the prescription: practical aspects
General pointers on good prescribing
Adverse drug reactions
Drug allergy
Drug interactions
Pharmacodynamic interactions
Pharmacokinetic interactions
Adherence
Clinical scenario
Emergency prescribing
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