Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Preface

xiii

 

Glossary

xv

1

Introduction to Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics

1

 

Drug Product Performance

1

 

Biopharmaceutics

1

 

Pharmacokinetics

3

 

Clinical Pharmacokinetics

4

 

Practical Focus

4

 

Pharrnacodynamics

5

 

Drug Exposure and Drug Response

5

 

Toxicokinetics and Clinical Toxicology

5

 

Measurement of Drug Concentrations

6

 

Basic Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacokinetic Models

10

 

Chapter Summary

15

 

Learning Questions

17

 

References

17

 

Bibliography

18

2

Mathematical Fundamentals in Pharmacokinetics

19

 

Math Self-Exam

19

 

Estimation and the Use of Calculators and Computers

20

 

Practice Problems

22

 

Calculus

24

 

Graphs

26

 

Units in Pharmacokinetics

31

 

Measurement and Use of Significant Figures

32

 

Units for Expressing Blood Concentrations

33

 

Statistics

33

 

Practical Focus

34

 

Rates and Orders of Reactions

35

 

Chapter Summary

40

 

Learning Questions

40

 

References

42

 

Bibliography

42

3

One-Compartment Open Model: Intravenous Bolus Administration

43

 

Elimination Rate Constant

44

 

Apparent Volume of Distribution

45

 

Clearance

48

 

Practical Focus

50

 

Clinical Application

53

 

Calculation of k from Urinary Excretion Data

53

 

Practice Problem

54

 

Clinical Application

56

 

Chapter Summary

57

 

Learning Questions

57

 

Reference

59

 

Bibliography

59

4

Multicompartment Models: Intravenous Bolus Administration

61

 

Two-Compartment Open Model

63

 

Clinical Application

68

 

Practice Problem

68

 

Practical Focus

69

 

Three-Compartment Open Model

77

 

Determination of Compartment Models

79

 

Practical Application

84

 

Chapter Summary

86

 

Learning Questions

87

 

References

88

 

Bibliography

89

5

Intravenous Infusion

91

 

One-Compartment Model Drugs

91

 

Infusion Method for Calculating Patient Elimination Half-Life

95

 

Loading Dose Plus IV Infusion—One- Compartment Model

96

 

Practice Problems

98

 

Estimation of Drug Clearance and Vn from Infusion Data

100

 

Intravenous Infusion of Two-Compartment Model Drugs

100

 

Practical Focus

102

 

Chapter Summary

104

 

Learning Questions

104

 

Reference

106

 

Bibliography

106

6

Drug Elimination and Clearance

107

 

Drug Elimination

107

 

The Kidney

108

 

Renal Drug Excretion

111

 

Clinical Application

114

 

Practice Problems

114

 

Drug Clearance

114

 

Clearance Models

116

 

Renal Clearance

118

 

Determination of Renal Clearance

121

 

Relationship of Clearance to Elimination Half-Life and Volume of Distribution

125

 

Chapter Summary

127

 

Learning Questions

127

 

References

129

 

Bibliography

129

7

Pharmacokinetics of Oral Absorption

131

 

Pharmacokinetics of Drug Absorption

131

 

Significance of Absorption Rate Constants

133

 

Zero-Order Absorption Model

133

 

Clinical Application— Transdermal Drug Delivery

134

 

First-Order Absorption Model

134

 

Practice Problem

142

 

Chapter Summary

149

 

Learning Questions

149

 

References

150

 

Bibliography

151

8

Multiple-Dosage Regimens

153

 

Drug Accumulation

153

 

Clinical Example

157

 

Repetitive Intravenous Injections

158

 

Intermittent Intravenous Infusion

163

 

Estimation of k and VD of Aminoglycosides in Clinical Situations

165

 

Multiple-Oral-Dose Regimen

166

 

Loading Dose

168

 

Dosage Regimen Schedules

169

 

Practice Problems

171

 

Chapter Summary

173

 

Learning Questions

174

 

References

175

 

Bibliography

175

9

Nonlinear Pharmacokinetics

177

 

Saturable Enzymatic Elimination Processes

179

 

Practice Problem

180

 

Drug Elimination by Capacity-Limited Pharmacokinetics: One-Compartment Model, IV Bolus Injection

181

 

Clinical Focus

191

 

Drugs Distributed as One-Compartment Model and Eliminated by Nonlinear Pharmacokinetics

191

 

Chronopharmacokinetics and Time-Dependent Pharmacokinetics

193

 

Bioavailability of Drugs that Follow Nonlinear Pharmacokinetics

196

 

Nonlinear Pharmacokinetics Due to Drug-Protein Binding

196

 

Potential Reasons for Unsuspected Nonlinearity

200

 

Chapter Summary

200

 

Learning Questions

200

 

References

202

 

Bibliography

203

10

Physiologic Drug Distribution and Protein Binding

205

 

Physiologic Factors of Distribution

205

 

Clinical Focus

213

 

Apparent Volume Distribution

213

 

Practice Problem

216

 

Protein Binding of Drugs

219

 

Clinical Examples

221

 

Effect of Protein Binding on the Apparent Volume of Distribution

222

 

Relationship of Plasma Drug-Protein Binding to Distribution and Elimination

227

 

Determinants of Protein Binding

231

 

Kinetics of Protein Binding

232

 

Practical Focus

233

 

Determination of Binding Constants and Binding Sites by Graphic Methods

233

 

Clinical Significance of Drug-Protein Binding

236

 

Modeling Drug Distribution

247

 

Chapter Summary

248

 

Learning Questions

249

 

References

250

 

Bibliography

251

11

Drug Elimination and Hepatic Clearance

253

 

Route of Drug Administration and Extrahepatic Drug Metabolism

253

 

Practical Focus

255

 

Hepatic Clearance

255

 

Enzyme Kinetics

257

 

Clinical Example

261

 

Practice Problem

263

 

Anatomy and Physiology of the Liver

265

 

Hepatic Enzymes Involved in the Biotransformation of Drugs

267

 

Drug Biotransformation Reactions

269

 

Pathways of Drug Biotransformation

270

 

First-Pass Effects

282

 

Hepatic Clearance of a Protein-Bound Drug: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clearance from Binding

287

 

Effect of Changing Intrinsic Clearance and/or Blood Flow on Hepatic Extraction and Elimination Half-Lite after IV and Oral Dosing

288

 

Biliary Excretion of Drugs

289

 

Role of Transporters in Hepatic Clearance and Bioavailability

292

 

Chapter Summary

293

 

Learning Questions

294

 

References

296

 

Bibliography

298

12

Pharmacogenetics

301

 

Polymorphism

303

 

Pharmacogenomics

306

 

Adverse Drug Reactions Attributed to Genetic Differences

308

 

Genetic Polymorphism in Drug Metabolism: Cytochrome P-450 Isozymes

310

 

Genetic Polymorphism in Drug Transport: MDR I (P-Glycoprotein) and Multidrug Resistance

311

 

Genetic Polymorphism in Drug Targets

312

 

Relationship of Pharmacokinetics/ Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacogenetics/ Pharmacogenomics

313

 

Clinical Example

315

 

Summary

316

 

Glossary

316

 

Abbreviations

317

 

References

317

 

Bibliography

318

13

Physiologic Factors Related to Drug Absorption

321

 

Drug Absorption and Design of a Drug Product

321

 

Route of Drug Administration

321

 

Nature of Cell Membranes

324

 

Passage of Drugs Across Cell Membranes

326

 

Oral Drug Absorption During Drug Product Development

333

 

Drug Interactions in the Gastrointestinal Tract

334

 

Oral Drug Absorption

336

 

Methods for Studying Factors that Affect Drug Absorption

348

 

Clinical Examples

351

 

Effect of Disease States on Drug Absorption

351

 

Miscellaneous Routes of Drug Administration

353

 

Chapter Summary

355

 

Learning Questions

356

 

References

357

 

Bibliography

359

14

Biopharmaceutic Considerations in Drug Product Design and In Vitro Drug Product Performance

361

 

Biophannaceutie Factors Affecting Drug Bioavailability

361

 

Rate-Limiting Steps in Drug Absorption

363

 

Physicoehemical Nature of the Drug

366

 

Formulation Factors Affecting Drug Product Performance

368

 

Drug Product Performance, In Vitro: Dissolution and Drug Release Testing

370

 

Compendial Methods of Dissolution

374

 

Alternative Methods of Dissolution Testing

376

 

Meeting Dissolution Requirements

378

 

Problems of Variable Control in Dissolution Testing

379

 

Performance of Drug Products: In Vitro-In Vivo Correlation

380

 

Dissolution Profile Comparisons

386

 

Drug Product Stability

386

 

Considerations in the Design of a Drug Product

387

 

Drug Product Considerations

389

 

Clinical Example

394

 

Chapter Summary

398

 

Learning Questions

399

 

References

399

 

Bibliography

401

15

Drug Product Performance, In Vivo: Bioavailability and Bioequivalence

403

 

Drug Product Performance

403

 

Purpose of Bioavailability Studies

405

 

Relative and Absolute Availability

406

 

Practice Problem

407

 

Methods for Assessing Bioavailability

407

 

Bioequivalence Studies

413

 

Design and Evaluation of Bioequivalence Studies

414

 

Study Designs

417

 

Crossover Study Designs

418

 

Clinical Example

422

 

Evaluation of the Data

423

 

Bioequivalence Example

424

 

Study Submission and Drug Review Process

427

 

The Biopharmaceutics Classification System

431

 

Generic Biologics (Biosimilar Drug Products)

433

 

Clinical Significance of Bioequivalence Studies

435

 

Special Concerns in Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies

436

 

Generic Substitution

437

 

Glossary

440

 

Chapter Summary

443

 

Learning Questions

443

 

References

448

 

Bibliography

449

16

Impact of Drug Product Quality and Biopharmaceutics on Clinical Efficacy

451

 

Risks From Medicines

451

 

Drug Product Quality and Drug Product Performance

452

 

Pharmaceutical Development

453

 

Excipient Affect on Drug Product Performance

455

 

Practical Focus

456

 

Quality Control and Quality Assurance

457

 

Risk Management

459

 

Scale-Up and Postapproval Changes (SUPAC)

461

 

Product Quality Problems

464

 

Postmarketing Surveillance

465

 

Glossary

465

 

Chapter Summary

466

 

Learning Questions

466

 

References

466

17

Modified-Release Drug Products

469

 

Conventional (Immediate-Release) and Modified-Release Drug Products

469

 

Biopharmaccutic Factors

473

 

Dosage form Selection

475

 

Advantages and Disadvantages of Extended-Release Products

475

 

Kinetics of Extended-Release Dosage Forms

476

 

Pharmacokinetic Simulation of Extended-Release Products

478

 

Clinical Examples

480

 

Types of Extended-Release Products

480

 

Considerations in the Evaluation of Modified-Release Products

495

 

Evaluation of Modified-Release Products

497

 

Evaluation of In Vivo Bioavailability Data

499

 

Chapter Summary

501

 

Learning Questions

501

 

References

502

 

Bibliography

503

18

Targeted Drug Delivery Systems and Biotechnological Products

505

 

Biotechnology

506

 

Drug Carriers and Targeting

514

 

Targeted Drug Delivery

519

 

Pharmacokinetics of Biopharmaceuticals

521

 

Bioequivalence and Comparability of Biotechnology-Derived Drug Products

522

 

Chapter Summary

523

 

Learning Questions

524

 

References

524

 

Bibliography

525

19

Relationship Between Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

527

 

Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics

527

 

Relationship of Dose to Pharmacologic Effect

534

 

Relationship Between Dose and Duration of Activity (t eff), Single IV Bolus Injection

536

 

Practice Problem

536

 

Effect of Both Dose and Elimination Half-Life on the Duration of Activity

537

 

Effect of Elimination Half-Life on Duration of Activity

537

 

Clinical Examples

539

 

Rate of Drug Absorption and Pharinacodynamic Response

541

 

Drug Tolerance and Physical Dependency

542

 

Hypersensitivity and Adverse Response

543

 

Drug Distribution and Pharmacologic Response

544

 

Pharmacodynamic Models

545

 

Drug Exposure-Pharmacologic Response Relationships

558

 

Chapter Summary

559

 

Learning Questions

560

 

References

561

 

Bibliography

563

20

Application of Pharmacokinetics to Clinical Situations

565

 

Medication Therapy Management

565

 

Individualization of Drug Dosage Regimens

566

 

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

567

 

Clinical Example

574

 

Design of Dosage Regimens

576

 

Conversion from Intravenous Infusionto Oral Dosing

578

 

Determination of Dose

579

 

Practice Problems

580

 

Effect of Changing Dose and Dosing Interval on Cmax, Cmin, and Cav

580

 

Determination of Frequency of Drug Administration

581

 

Determination of Both Dose and Dosage Interval

582

 

Determination of Route of Administration

583

 

Dosing of Drugs in Infants and Children

584

 

Dosing of Drugs in the Elderly

585

 

Dosing of Drugs in the Obese Patient

588

 

Pharmacokinetics of Drug Interactions

590

 

Inhibition of Drug Metabolism

594

 

Inhibition of Monoamine Oxidase (MAO)

595

 

Induction of Drug Metabolism

596

 

Inhibition of Drug Absorption

596

 

Inhibition of Biliary Excretion

596

 

Altered Renal Reabsorption Due lo Changing Urinary pH

596

 

Practical Focus

597

 

Effect of Food on Drug Disposition

597

 

Adverse Viral Drug Interactions

597

 

Population Pharmacokinetics

597

 

Regional Pharmacokinetics

608

 

Chapter Summary

609

 

Learning Questions

610

 

References

613

 

Bibliography

614

21

Dose Adjustment in Renal and Hepatic Disease

617

 

Renal Impairment

617

 

Pharmacokinetic Considerations

617

 

General Approaches for Dose Adjustment in Renal Disease

618

 

Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate

621

 

Serum Creatinine Concentration and Creatinine Clearance

622

 

Practice Problems

624

 

Dose Adjustment for Uremic Patients

627

 

Extracorporeal Removal of Drugs

638

 

Clinical Examples

642

 

Effect of Hepatic Disease on Pharmacokinetics

645

 

Chapter Summary

651

 

Learning Questions

652

 

References

653

 

Bibliography

655

22

Physiologic Pharmacokinetic Models, Mean Residence Time, and Statistical Moment Theory

657

 

Physiologic Pharmacokinetic Models

658

 

Mean Residence Time

670

 

Statistical Moment Theory

674

 

Selection of Pharmacokinetic Models

687

 

Chapter Summary

689

 

Learning Questions

689

 

References

690

 

Bibliography

691

Appendix A

Statistics

693

Appendix B

Applications of Computers in Pharmacokinetics

707

Appendix C

Solutions to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Learning Questions

717

Appendix D

Guiding Principles for Human and Animal Research

761

Appendix E

Popular Drugs and Pharmacokinetic Parameters

767

 

Index

773