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Some substrates irreversibly inhibit P450s via covalent interaction of a metabolically generated reactive intermediate that may react with the P450 apoprotein or heme moiety or even cause the heme to fragment and irreversibly modify the apoprotein. A growing list of such suicide inhibitors—inactivators that attack the heme or the protein moiety—includes certain steroids (ethinyl estradiol, norethindrone, and spironolactone); fluroxene; allobarbital; the analgesic sedatives allylisopropylacetylurea, diethylpentenamide, and ethchlorvynol; carbon disulfide; grapefruit furanocoumarins; selegiline; phencyclidine; ticlopidine and clopidogrel; ritonavir; and propylthiouracil. Other metabolically activated drugs whose P450 inactivation mechanism is not fully elucidated are mifepristone, troglitazone, raloxifene, and tamoxifen. Conjugation of an activated drug such as the S-CoA derivative of benzoic acid, with an endogenous substrate, such as glycine, also occurs. Because the endogenous substrates originate in the diet, nutrition plays a critical role in the regulation of drug conjugations. Drug conjugations were once believed to represent terminal inactivation events and as such have been viewed as “true detoxification” reactions. However, this concept must be modified, because it is now known that certain conjugation reactions (acyl glucuronidation of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, O-sulfation of N-hydroxyacetylaminofluorene, and N-acetylation of isoniazid) may lead to the formation of reactive species responsible for the toxicity of the drugs. Furthermore, sulfation is known to activate the orally active prodrug minoxidil into a very efficacious vasodilator, and morphine-6-glucuronide is more potent than morphine itself. Indeed, as previously noted, several compounds have been shown to be metabolically transformed to reactive intermediates that are toxic to various organs. However, when these resources are exhausted, the toxic pathway may prevail, resulting in overt organ toxicity or carcinogenesis. It normally undergoes glucuronidation and sulfation to the corresponding conjugates, which together make up 95% of the total excreted metabolites. When acetaminophen intake far exceeds therapeutic doses, the glucuronidation and sulfation pathways are saturated, and the P450-dependent pathway becomes increasingly important. Administration of N-acetylcysteine (the safer of the two) within 8–16 hours after acetaminophen overdosage has been shown to protect victims from fulminant hepatotoxicity and death (see Chapter 58). These differences are determined by genetic factors as well as nongenetic variables, such as commensal gut microbiota, age, sex, liver size, liver function, circadian rhythm, body temperature, and nutritional and environmental factors such as concomitant exposure to inducers or inhibitors of drug metabolism. Individual Differences Individual differences in metabolic rate depend on the nature of the drug itself. Thus, within the same population, steady- state plasma levels may reflect a 30-fold variation in the metabolism of one drug and only a twofold variation in the metabolism of another. Genetic Factors Genetic factors that influence enzyme levels account for some of these differences, giving rise to “genetic polymorphisms” in drug metabolism (see also Chapter 5). The first examples of drugs found to be subject to genetic polymorphisms were the muscle relaxant succinylcholine, the antituberculosis drug isoniazid, and the anticoagulant warfarin. A true genetic polymorphism is defined as the occurrence of a variant allele of a gene at a population frequency of ≥ 1%, resulting in altered expression or functional activity of the gene product, or both. The latter frequently necessitate dose adjustment (Table 4–4), a consideration particularly crucial for drugs with low therapeutic indices. Phase I Enzyme Polymorphisms Genetically determined defects in the phase I oxidative metabolism of several drugs have been reported (Table 4–4). These defects are often transmitted as autosomal recessive traits and may be expressed at any one of the multiple metabolic transformations that a chemical might undergo. Human liver P450s 3A4, 2C9, 2D6, 2C19, 1A2, and 2B6 are responsible for about 75% of all clinically relevant phase I drug metabolism (Figure 4–4), and thus for about 60% of all physiologic drug biotransformation and elimination. Thus, genetic polymorphisms of these enzymes, by significantly influencing phase I drug metabolism, can alter their pharmacokinetics and the magnitude or the duration of drug response and associated events. Three P450 genetic polymorphisms have been particularly well characterized, affording some insight into possible underlying molecular mechanisms, and are clinically noteworthy, as they require therapeutic dosage adjustment. The first is the debrisoquin-sparteine oxidation type of polymorphism, which apparently occurs in 3–10% of Caucasians and is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Indeed, intake of high doses of codeine by a mother of the ultrarapid metabolizer type was held responsible for the morphine-induced death of her breast-fed infant.

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During descent, the testes carry their vessels, lymphatics, and nerves, as well as their Epididymis principal drainage ducts, the ductus deferens (vas def­ The epididymis courses along the posterolateral side of erens) with them. Ithas two distinct components: therefore to the lateral aortic or lumbar nodes and pre­ aortic nodes in the abdomen, and not to the inguinal or • the eferent ductules, which form an enlarged coiled pelvic lymph nodes. The spermatic cord is the tube-shaped continues inferiorly along the posterolateral margin of connection between the pouch in the scrotum and the the testis as the body of the epididymis and enlarges abdominal wall. Normally During passage through the epididymis, spermatozoa after testicular descent, the connection closes, leaving a acquire theability to move andfertilize an egg. The The ductus deferens is a long muscular duct that trans­ 400 to 600 highly coiled seminiferous tubules are modifed ports spermatozoa from the tail of the epididymis in at each end to become straight tubules, which connect the scrotum to the ejaculatory duct in the pelvic cavity to a collecting chamber (the rete testis) in a thick, verti­ (Fig. It ascends in the scrotum as a component of cally oriented linear wedge of connective tissue (the medi­ the spermatic cord and passes through the inguinal canal astinum testis), projecting from the capsule into the in the anterior abdominal wall. Approximately 12 to 20 After passing through the deep inguinal ring, the ductus 470 eferent ductules originate from the upper end of the deferens bends medially around the lateral side of the Regional anatomy • Pelvis Ureter External iliac artery Ampulla of ductus deferens Ductus deferens Musculofascial pouch Body of epididymis Testis Tail of epididymis A Tunica vaginalis Fig. Vasectomy The duct descends medially on the pelvic wall, deep to The ductus deferens transports spermatozoa from the the peritoneum, and crosses the ureter posterior to the tail ofthe epididymis in the scrotum to the ejaculatory bladder. Because it has a thick smooth bladder, anterior to the rectum, almost to the midline, muscle wall, it can be easily palpated in the spermatic cord between the testes and the superfcial inguinal where it is joined by the duct of the seminal vesicle to form ring. When this is carried out bilaterally deferens expands to form the ampulla of the ductus defer­ (vasectomy). The tube is coiled with numerous pocket-like outgrowths and is encapsulated by connective tissue to form an elongate Transitional structure situated between the bladder and rectum. The zone gland is immediately lateral to and follows the course of the ductus deferens at the base of the bladder. The duct of the seminal vesicle joins the ductus deferens Anterior region (nonglandular) to form the ejaculatory duct (Fig. Secretions from the seminal vesicle contribute signifcantly to the volume Peripheral zone Area of of the ejaculate (semen). It lies immediately inferior to the bladder, posterior to the pubic symphysis, and anterior to the rectum. The prostate is shaped like an inverted rounded cone with a larger base, which is continuous above with the neck of the bladder, and a narrower apex, which rests below on the pelvic floor. The inferolateral surfaces of the prostate are in contact with the levator ani muscles that together cradle the prostate between them. The prostate develops as 30 to 40 individual complex glands, which grow from the urethral epithelium into the surrounding wall of the urethra. Collectively, these glands Bulbo-urethral glands enlarge the wall of the urethra into what is known as the The bulbo-urethral glands (see Fig. They are lateral to the sinuses on the posterior aspect of the urethral lumen (see membranous part of the urethra. Together with small glands positioned along the length The ejaculatory ducts pass almost vertically in an of the spongy urethra, the bulbo-urethral glands contrib­ anteroinferior direction through theposterior aspect of the ute to lubrication of the urethra and the pre-ejaculatory prostate to open into the prostatic urethra. It generally involves the more central regions Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed ofthe prostate (see Fig. Prostate cancer typically occurs in the central hypertrophic change of the prostate, the urethra is peripheral zone of the prostate (see Fig. In rectal exams, the becomes so severe that urine cannot be passed and tumorous prostate feels "rock" hard.

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Rarely by concurrently giving probenecid which competes suc- the penicillins cause anaemia, sometimes haemolytic, and cessfully for the transport mechanism. Sometimes pa- lins may need to be reduced for patients with severely tientsreceiving parenteral b-lactams may develop fever with impaired renal function. When an infection is controlled, a change may be sodium or potassium salts which are inevitably taken in sig- made to the oral route with phenoxymethylpenicillin nificant amounts for patients with renal or cardiac disease if (amoxicillin is more reliably absorbed in adults). Co-amoxiclav cillin over 12–24 h, but it will not give therapeutic blood and flucloxacillin given in high doses for prolonged periods concentrations for some hours after injection, and peak in the elderly may cause hepatic toxicity. Phenoxymethy- Narrow-spectrum penicillins lpenicillin (penicillin V), is resistant to gastric acid and so ismoderatelywellabsorbed,sometimeserraticallyinadults. Benzylpenicillin is highly active against Streptococcus pneumoniae and the Lancefield Group A, b-haemolytic strep- Antistaphylococcal penicillins tococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes). Viridans streptococci are usually sensitive unless the patient has recently received pen- Certain bacteria produce b-lactamases which open the icillin. Enterococcus faecalis is less susceptible and, especially b-lactam ring that is common to all penicillins, thus termi- forendocarditis,penicillinshouldbecombinedwithanami- nating their antibacterial activity. Over 90% of Staphylococcus aureus are now resistant • Flucloxacillin (t½ 1 h) is better absorbed and so gives in hospital and domiciliary practice. It drug of choice for infections due to Neisseria meningitidis may cause cholestatic jaundice, particularly when used (meningococcalmeningitisandsepticaemia),Bacillusanthra- for more than 2 weeks or given to patients >55 years. Is it surprise at the answer that reduces most classes of students to silence when asked the trough:peak ratio for a drug given 6-hourly These agents are less active than benzylpenicillin against with a t of 0. They have useful activity 175 Section | 3 | Infection and inflammation against Enterococcus faecalis and many strains of Haemophi- Gram-positive organisms. Amoxicillin (t½ 1 h; previously known as amoxycillin) is a structural analogue of ampicillin (below) and is better Monobactam absorbed from the gut (especially after food), and for the Aztreonam (t½ 2 h) is the first member of this class of same dose achieves approximately double the plasma con- b-lactam antibiotic. Diarrhoea is less frequent with amoxicillin than ganisms including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Haemophilus with ampicillin. Thereby it competitively rashes, gastrointestinal upset, hepatitis, thrombocytopenia protects the penicillin against bacterial b-lactamases, acting and neutropenia. These include many strains of Carboxypenicillins Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and an increasing pro- These in general have the same antibacterial spectrum as portion of Haemophilus influenzae. It also has useful activity ampicillin (and are susceptible to b-lactamases), but have against b-lactamase-producing Bacteroides spp. The t½is 1 h the additional capacity to destroy Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the dose one tablet 8-hourly. Ampicillin (t½ 1 h) is acid-stable and is moderately well Ticarcillin (t½ 1 h) is presented in combination with cla- absorbed when swallowed. The oral dose is 250 mg–1 g vulanic acid (as Timentin), so to provide greater activity 6–8-hourly; or i. Ampicillin and These are adapted from the ampicillin molecule, with a amoxicillin are commonly associated with Clostridium dif- side-chain derived from urea. They must be administered ficile diarrhoea, related to the frequency of their use rather parenterally and are eliminated mainly in the urine. Ampicillin mulation in patients with poor renal function is less than and its analogues may cause a macular rash resembling with other penicillins as 25% is excreted in the bile. An un- measles or rubella, usually unaccompanied by other signs usual feature oftheir kinetics isthat, asthe dose isincreased, of allergy, and seen in patients with disease of the lymphoid the plasma concentration rises disproportionately, i. A macular rash should not be taken to imply For pseudomonas septicaemia, a ureidopenicillin plus allergy to other penicillins, which tend to cause a true urti- an aminoglycoside provides a synergistic effect but the carial reaction. Patients with renal failure and those taking co-administration in the same fluid results in inactivation allopurinol for hyperuricaemia also seem more prone to of the aminoglycoside (as with carboxypenicillins, above). 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Because it is broken down rapidly, ena may be caused by methylparaben, a parahydroxyben- chloroprocaine is commonly used in obstetrics. It is be- zoic acid derivative used as an antibacterial preservative lieved that the small amount that might get to the fetus in multiple-dose vials and some dental cartridges. Esters continues to be rapidly hydrolyzed, so there may be no probably should be avoided in favor of an amide when residual effects on the neonate. It is not effective topically but Cocaine is employed for infiltration, nerve block, and spinal anesthesia. It has a relatively slow onset and short (1 Cocaine hydrochloride remains useful primarily be- hour) duration of action. All concentrations can be cause of the vasoconstriction it provides with topical combined with epinephrine. Cocaine has a rapid onset of action (1 minute) and a Tetracaine duration of up to 2 hours, depending on the dose or con- centration. Tetracaine is considerably more than sensory block; therefore, its use in obstetrics is lim- potent and more toxic than procaine and cocaine. Mepivacaine hydrochloride (Carbocaine) is longer acting than lidocaine and has a more rapid onset of ac- tion (3–5 minutes). It is well tolerated, and in ated with mepivacaine are generally similar to those addition to its use in infiltration and regional nerve produced by other local anesthetics. It can be used with blocks, it is commonly used for spinal and topical anes- epinephrine or levonordefrin (dental use only). Prilocaine hydrochloride (Citanest) is an amide Lidocaine has a more rapidly occurring, more intense, anesthetic whose onset of action is slightly longer than and more prolonged duration of action than does pro- that of lidocaine; its duration of action is comparable. Prilocaine is 40% less toxic acutely than lidocaine, mak- Bupivacaine hydrochloride (Marcaine, Sensorcaine) ing it especially suitable for regional anesthetic tech- has particularly long action, and some nerve blocks last niques. It is metabolized by the liver to orthotoluidine, more than 24 hours; this is often an advantage for post- which when it accumulates, can cause conversion of he- operative analgesia. Oxygen obstetrics has attracted interest because it can relieve transport is impaired in the presence of methemoglo- the pain of labor at concentrations as low as 0. Treatment involves the use of reducing agents, while permitting some motor activity of abdominal such as methylene blue, given intravenously, to recon- muscles to aid in expelling the fetus. Other Levobupivacaine hydrochloride (Chirocaine) is the topical preparations are effective only on mucosal sur- S-enantiomer of bupivacaine. Its duration of ac- caine) is a combination topical anesthetic frequently tion is similar to that of bupivacaine, but it is slightly less used in pediatric emergency departments for repair of potent and requires higher concentrations to achieve the minor lacerations. Local anesthetics interfere with the movement of Application to the nerve cell ending would result which ion as a fundamental basis for their action? Phenylephrine is occasion- What is the best location to apply the local anes- ally used with procaine for dental procedures. Procaine has a relatively (C) Levonordefrin slow onset of action as well as a short duration of (D) Epinephrine action. Etidocaine shows a preference for motor (E) Cocaine rather than sensory block; this limits its effective- 4. However, cocaine is not employed in dental dure earlier in the day, and the dentist administered procedures. Neural Blockade in in complete block of conduction and therefore abo- Clinical Anesthesia and Management of Pain (2nd lition of pain transmission. The anes- in a large amount of anesthetic in the systemic cir- thetic management is to be brachial plexus culation. The electrocardio- sues more than tissues at rest (frequency-dependent graph deteriorates rapidly, and no blood pressure is block). The trachea is intubated, cardiopul- tion because of its long residence time at receptors monary resuscitation is started and advanced life (sodium channel).

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Where not to be associated with the ‘rebound effect’ of relapse into toxicity is chronic, haemodialysis may be needed, espe- manic symptoms that may accompany early withdrawal of cially if renal function is impaired. Whole bowel irrigation may be an option for significant ingestion, but specialist Other drugs advice should be sought. Drugs that interfere with lithium excretion phylaxis of bipolar affective disorder, especially when de- by the renal tubules cause the plasma concentration to rise. Theophylline and sodium- control of acute manic symptoms, including both the gran- containing antacids reduce plasma lithium concentration. However, and phenytoin may cause neurotoxicity without affecting atypical antipsychotics such as olanzapine, quetiapine and the plasma lithium level. Carbamazepine Other drugs that have been used in augmentation of Carbamazepine is licensed as an alternative to lithium for existing agents include the anticonvulsants oxcarbazepine prophylaxis of bipolar affective disorder, although clinical and gabapentin, the benzodiazepine clonazepam, and trial evidence is actually stronger to support its use in the the calcium channel blocking agents verapamil and treatment of acute mania. The first panic attack often occurs with- out warning but may subsequently become associated with The disability andhealth costs caused by anxietyare highand specific situations, e. Antici- comparablewiththose of other commonmedicalconditions patory anxiety and avoidance behaviour develop in re- such as diabetes, arthritis or hypertension. The condition must be ety disorders experience impaired physical and role function- distinguished from alcohol withdrawal, caffeinism, hyper- ing, more workdayslost due toillness, increased impairment thyroidism and (rarely) phaeochromocytoma. Our understanding of Patients experiencing panic attacks often do not know the nature of anxiety has increased greatly from advances in what is happening to them, and because the symptoms research in psychology and neuroscience. It is now possible are similar to those of cardiovascular, respiratory or neuro- to distinguish different types of anxiety with distinct biolog- logical conditions, often present to non-psychiatric ser- ical and cognitive symptoms, and clear criteria have been ac- vices, e. The last specialists, where they may either be extensively investi- decade has seen developments in both drug and psycholog- gated or given reassurance that there is nothing wrong. A ical therapies such that a range of treatment options can be carefully taken history reduces the likelihood of this tailored to individual patients and their condition. Anxiety does not manifest itself only as a psychic or men- tal state: there are also somatic or physical concomitants, Treatment. Anxiety symp- course of these two classes of agent in panic disorder is toms exist on a continuum and many people with a mild depicted in Figure 20. On with- ciated disability of many anxiety disorders means that most drawal of the benzodiazepine, even when it is gradual, in- patients who fulfil diagnostic criteria for a disorder are creased symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks may occur, likely to benefit from some form of treatment. Both divide anxiety into a series of but patients need help to stay on treatment in the first subsyndromes with clear operational criteria to assist in weeks. At any one time many patients may the likely course of events and the antidepressant should have symptoms of more than one syndrome, but making be started at half the usual initial dose to reduce the likeli- the primary diagnosis is important as this can markedly in- hood of exacerbation. Treatment is poorly researched; there have been no prop- erly controlled trials and almost all open trials have been conducted on small numbers of patients long after the causative incident. The preferred treatment immediately 0 6 12 following the incident should probably be a short course of Weeks a hypnotic (or sedating antidepressant, e. Long-term ther- apy with antidepressants appears to be indicated at doses in the same range as for other anxiety disorders. The situations that provoke this fear can be quite specific, for example public speaking, or be of a much more generalised nature involving fear of Acute stress disorder/adjustment most social interactions, for example initiating or main- taining conversations, participating in small groups, dat- disorder ing, speaking to anyone in authority. Exposure to the Acute stress disorder is anxiety in response to a recent ex- feared situation almost invariably provokes anxiety with treme stress. Although in some respects it is a normal similar symptoms to those experienced by patients with and understandable reaction to an event, the problems as- panic attacks, but some seem to be particularly prominent sociated with it are not only the severe distress the anxiety and difficult, i. Some benzodiazepines 120 mg/day) causes less dependence and withdrawal, are reported to provide benefit but evidence for their ther- and is preferred to those that enter the brain rapidly, e.

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In these cases, tacrolimus doses and concentrations are decreased to the minimum required to prevent graft-versus-host reactions or rejection episodes in order to decrease drug adverse effects. Methods to adjust tacrolimus doses using tacrolimus concentrations are discussed later in this chapter. Because of a good correlation with the tacrolimus steady-state area under the concentration/ time curve, predose steady-state trough tacrolimus concentration determinations are used by most transplant centers to adjust drug doses. Tacrolimus has low water solubility, and its gas- trointestinal absorption can be influenced by many variables. While oral absorption rate is generally fast for most patients (times to maximum concentration between 0. When given with meals, especially with high fat content food, oral bioavailability of tacrolimus decreases. Unlike cyclosporine, tacrolimus gastrointestinal absorption does not seem to be influenced by the presence or absence of bile. Hepatic intrinsic clearance is dif- ferent among individuals, and there is a large amount of variability in this value among individual liver transplant patients that changes according to the viability of the graft and time after transplantation surgery. Before admin- istration, it should be diluted in normal saline or 5% dextrose to a concentration between 0. Anaphylactic reactions have occurred with this dosage form, possibly because of the castor oil diluent used to enhance dissolution of the drug. As discussed in a previous section, concurrently measured plasma or serum concentrations are lower than whole blood concentrations. Immediately after liver transplantation, tacrolimus metabolism is depressed until the graft begins functioning in a stable man- ner. Additionally, patients with transient liver dysfunction, regardless of transplantation type, will have decreased tacrolimus clearance and increased half-life values. Renal failure does not significantly change tacrolimus pharmacokinetics, and tacrolimus dosage adjustments are not necessary for patients receiving hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. The fear is that administration of a known nephrotoxin with tacrolimus will increase the incidence of renal damage over that observed when tacrolimus or the other agent is given sepa- rately. Compounds in this category of drug interactions include aminoglycoside antibi- otics, vancomycin, cotrimoxazole (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole), amphotericin B, cis- platin, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. Because both of these drug elimi- nation systems also exist in the gastrointestinal tract, inhibition drug interactions may also enhance tacrolimus oral bioavailability by diminishing the intestinal and hepatic first-pass effects. Drugs that may inhibit tacrolimus clearance include the calcium channel blockers (verapamil, diltiazem, nicardipine), azole antifungals (fluconazole, itraconazole, ketocona- zole), macrolide antibiotics (erythromycin, clarithromycin, troleandomycin), antivirals (indi- navir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir), steroids (methylprednisolone, oral contraceptives, androgens), and psychotropic agents (fluvoxamine, nefazodone) as well as other compounds (cimetidine, lansoprazole, grapefruit juice). Inducing agents include other antibiotics (nafcillin, caspofungin, rifampin, rifabutin), anticonvulsants (phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, primidone), barbiturates, aminoglutethimide, St. Because of the large number of potentially interacting agents, and the critical nature of the drugs involved in the treatment of transplant patients, complete avoid- ance of drug interactions with tacrolimus is not possible. Thus, most drug interactions with tacrolimus are managed using appropriate tacrolimus dosage modification with tacrolimus concentration monitoring as a guide. Gastrointestinal prokinetic agents (cisapride, metoclopramide) may increase tacrolimus concentrations. It allows individualized target serum con- centrations to be chosen for a patient, and each pharmacokinetic parameter can be cus- tomized to reflect specific disease states and conditions present in the patient. Literature- based recommended dosing is a very commonly used method to prescribe initial doses of tacrolimus. Doses are based on those that commonly produce steady-state concentrations in the lower end of the therapeutic range, although there is a wide variation in the actual concentrations for a specific patient.

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The most important potential cause of failure to achieve a satisfactory response is that the diagnosis is wrong or physiologically incomplete. Drug therapy is most successful when it is accurately directed at the pathophysio-logic mechanism responsible for the disease. When the diagnosis is correct and the drug is appropriate, an unsatisfactory therapeutic response can often be traced to compensatory mechanisms in the patient that respond to and oppose the beneficial effects of the drug. Compensatory increases in sympathetic nervous tone and fluid retention by the kidney, for example, can contribute to tolerance to antihypertensive effects of a vasodilator drug. Clinical Selectivity: Beneficial versus Toxic Effects of Drugs Although we classify drugs according to their principal actions, it is clear that no drug causes only a single, specific effect. It is exceedingly unlikely that any kind of drug molecule will bind to only a single type of receptor molecule, if only because the number of potential receptors in every patient is astronomically large. Even if the chemical structure of a drug allowed it to bind to only one kind of receptor, the biochemical processes controlled by such receptors would take place in many cell types and would be coupled to many other biochemical functions; as a result, the patient and the prescriber would probably perceive more than one drug effect. Accordingly, drugs are only selective—rather than specific—in their actions, because they bind to one or a few types of receptor more tightly than to others and because these receptors control discrete processes that result in distinct effects. In drug development and in clinical medicine, selectivity is usually considered by separating effects into two categories: beneficial or therapeutic effects versus toxic or adverse effects. Pharmaceutical advertisements and prescribers occasionally use the term side effect, implying that the effect in question is insignificant or occurs via a pathway that is to one side of the principal action of the drug; such implications are frequently erroneous. Beneficial and Toxic Effects Mediated by the Same Receptor-Effector Mechanism Much of the serious drug toxicity in clinical practice represents a direct pharmacologic extension of the therapeutic actions of the drug. In some of these cases (eg, bleeding caused by anticoagulant therapy; hypoglycemic coma due to insulin), toxicity may be avoided by judicious management of the dose of drug administered, guided by careful monitoring of effect (measurements of blood coagulation or serum glucose) and aided by ancillary measures (avoiding tissue trauma that may lead to hemorrhage; regulation of carbohydrate intake). In still other cases, the toxicity may be avoided by not administering the drug at all, if the therapeutic indication is weak or if other therapy is available. In certain situations, a drug is clearly necessary and beneficial but produces unacceptable toxicity when given in doses that produce optimal benefit. In treating hypertension, for example, administration of a second drug often allows the prescriber to reduce the dose and toxicity of the first drug (see Chapter 11). Beneficial and Toxic Effects Mediated by Identical Receptors but in Different Tissues or by Different Effector Pathways Many drugs produce both their desired effects and adverse effects by acting on a single receptor type in different tissues. Second, adjunctive drugs that act through different receptor mechanisms and produce different toxicities may allow lowering the dose of the first drug, thus limiting its toxicity (eg, use of other immunosuppressive agents added to glucocorticoids in treating inflammatory disorders). Third, selectivity of the drug’s actions may be increased by manipulating the concentrations of drug available to receptors in different parts of the body, for example, by aerosol administration of a glucocorticoid to the bronchi in asthma. Beneficial and Toxic Effects Mediated by Different Types of Receptors Therapeutic advantages resulting from new chemical entities with improved receptor selectivity were mentioned earlier in this chapter and are described in detail in later chapters. Such drugs include α- and β-selective adrenoceptor agonists and antagonists, H and H antihistamines, nicotinic and muscarinic blocking agents, and receptor-selective steroid hormones. The receptors and their associated therapeutic uses were discovered by analyzing effects of the physiologic chemical signals— catecholamines, histamine, acetylcholine, and corticosteroids. Several other drugs were discovered by exploiting therapeutic or toxic effects of chemically similar agents observed in a clinical context. Examples include quinidine, the sulfonylureas, thiazide diuretics, tricyclic antidepressants, opioid drugs, and phenothiazine antipsychotics. Often the new agents turn out to interact with receptors for endogenous substances (eg, opioids and phenothiazines for endogenous opioid and dopamine receptors, respectively). It is likely that other new drugs will be found to do so in the future, perhaps leading to the discovery of new classes of receptors and endogenous ligands for future drug development.

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Javier, 26 years: Our current state of understanding supports the following framework: sensory stimuli conducted through the reticular formation of the brainstem into supratentorial signaling loops, connecting the thalamus with various regions of the cortex, are the foundation of consciousness. Phe- limited activity of an enzyme, and any further increase in nytoin, at low dose, exhibits a first-order elimination pro- rate is impossible despite an increase in the dose of drug. In this tube is to allow drainage of urine from the renal pelvis patients with distal ureteric obstruction the back pressure through the tube externally (Fig.

Randall, 57 years: The one-compartment first-order absorption equations used by the program to com- pute doses indicates that a dose of 13 mmol Li+ every 12 hours will produce a steady- state concentration of 0. Since yesterday, he has had 6–8 liquid stools along control of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a meta-analy- with crampy abdominal pain. Hypokalemia Absorption and Elimination The chronic use of some diuretics may require the oral administration of potassium supplements or potassium- Orally administered thiazides are rapidly absorbed from sparing diuretics that reduce urinary K excretion.

Anog, 31 years: From superfcial to deep, or plantar to dorsal, these layers are the frst, second, third, and fourth layers. Remarkably, Li+ ions do not exert psychotropic effects in healthy humans, although they elicit the typical ad- verse effects. Amphotericin is not absorbed orally and is and leads to toxic levels of squalene accumulating in the fungal cells given by intravenous infusion to treat systemic fungal infections.

Roy, 63 years: Current evidence suggests that dolutegravir retains activity against some viruses resistant to both raltegravir and elvitegravir. What information should be provided to the patient to enhance “1” being no pain and “10” being the worse pain the patient has ever adherence, ensure successful therapy, and to avoid adverse effects? The patient remains ft and healthy, with anastomoses, in the region of the splenic flexure, with two small scars in the groin.

Ugo, 52 years: Pharmacodynamics When given in the absence of an agonist drug, these antagonists are almost inert at doses that produce marked antagonism of agonist opioid effects. Valproic acid serum concentrations should also be measured if the patient experiences an exacerbation of their epilepsy, or if the patient develops potential signs or symptoms of valproic acid toxicity. Excessive cerebrospinal fluid dilates the ventricles (hydrocephalus), thins the cerebral cortex, and separates the bones of the calvaria in infants.

Arakos, 43 years: This • vessels-femoral artery and vein; and canal is formed between bone at the top of the obturator • lymphatics. Relevant examples include antiepileptics, anxiolytics, hypnotics, anti- depressants, and neuroleptics. In‘deathcap’(Amanita phalloides) solid aerosol or smoke; solutions (Mace) are used at close mushroom poisoning, high dose penicillin or silibi- quarters.

Larson, 65 years: Early or mild parkinsonian across the blood–brain barrier via an amino manifestations may be relieved temporarily acid carrier and is subsequently decarboxy- by amantadine. This agent has an onset of action of 5 to frst choice for pregnant women with hypertension 10 min and a duration of action of 6 to 8 h. The subject usually de- vented by allopurinol or probenecid (which also antago- sires to slim to become more attractive, or may have an- nises diuretic efficacy by reducing their transport into the orexia nervosa.

Boss, 56 years: Rh incompatibility globulin obtained from hyperimmune serum of horses can be identified with routine blood tests. After the fifth dose, steady-state peak and trough concentrations were meas- ured and were 40 μg/mL and 3 μg/mL, respectively. Assignment of a drug to the sedative-hypnotic class indicates that it is able to cause sedation (with concomitant relief of anxiety) or to encourage sleep (hypnosis).

Quadir, 58 years: She is seen by her primary care physician who prescribes a transdermal patch containing an anticholinergic agent. This Owing to increased fermentation of carbo- d rug class inclu es tolb utam i e – hydrates by gut bacteria, flatulence and diar- 2000 mg/day) and glyburide (glibencla- rhea may develop. Just inferior frontal sulcus is a deep sulcus almost reach- anterior to the latter may be found a medial precen- ing the insular plane and ending at the inferior pre- tral sulcus (Eberstaller 1890) which cuts into the central sulcus, where a submerged gyrus is very fre- dorsal margin of the hemisphere.

Thordir, 32 years: Because of the importance of their peripheral sites of action, therapeutic strategies that deliver agents that block peripheral pain transduction or transmission have been introduced in the form of transdermal patches and balms. Other adverse effects in- clude gastrointestinal reactions, hepatotoxicity, hyperka- laemia, hypertrichosis, gingival hypertrophy, convulsions Hazards of immunosuppressive drugs and, rarely, the clinical syndrome of thrombotic thrombo- cytopenic purpura. Premature neonates have average theophylline half-lives equal to 30 hours 3–15 days after birth and 20 hours 25–57 days after birth.

Marus, 48 years: Based on the best estimates available, carba- mazepine bioavailability is good and averages about 85–90%. The drug may cause a temporary yellow staining of the skin, especially when the cream vehicle is used. Salicylic acid may enhance the effi- • Overdosage Johnson syndrome cacy of a topical steroid in hyperkeratotic disorders.

Sulfock, 46 years: Five to fifteen percent of the total dose (10 mg twice daily for 5 days for treatment and 10 mg once daily for prevention) is absorbed and excreted in the urine with minimal metabolism. Theo- phylline serum concentrations should also be measured if the patient experiences an exacerbation of their lung disease, or if the patient develops potential signs or symp- toms of theophylline toxicity. Drugs in the spasmolytic group have traditionally been called “centrally acting” muscle relaxants and are used primarily to treat chronic back pain and painful fibromyalgic conditions.

Josh, 22 years: In many circumstances it is performed to or through a direct needlestick puncture under sedation protect the distal large bowel afer surgery. Paromomycin has also shown good efficacy when topically applied, alone or with gentamicin, for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Drugs used for partial seizures are more or less the same for all subtypes of partial seizures, but drugs used for generalized seizures are determined by the individual seizure subtype.

Amul, 53 years: She voices no complaints except that she has been experiencing some vaginal itching and continued painful intercourse. Some dosage relationships between various antipsychotic drugs, as well as possible therapeutic ranges, are shown in Table 29–4. The three unpaired visceral branches that arise from the Inferior phrenic arteries anterior surface of the abdominal aorta {Fig.

Jensgar, 29 years: Such conditions include altered nutritional habits, greater consumption of nonprescription drugs (eg, antacids and laxatives), and changes in gastric emptying, which is often slower in older persons, especially in older diabetics. After dosage titration, the patient was pre- scribed 120 mg daily of phenobarbital tablets for 1 month, and the steady-state phenobar- bital concentration equals 20 μg/mL. Compounds in this category of drug interactions include aminoglycoside antibi- otics, vancomycin, cotrimoxazole (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole), amphotericin B, cis- platin, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.

Murat, 40 years: Alcoholic or malnourished patients should also receive 100 mg of thiamine intramuscularly or in the intravenous infusion solution at this time to prevent Wernicke’s syndrome. Acetylation of procainamide in man and its relationship to isonicotinic acid hydrazide acetylation phenotype. It inter- Ivermectin is clearly more effective than diethylcarba- feres with the metabolism of arachidonic acid and mazine in bancroftian filariasis, and it reduces microfi- blocks the production of prostaglandins, resulting in laremia to near zero levels.

Kaelin, 50 years: Compute a digoxin intravenous loading dose and oral capsule maintenance dose for this patient to provide a steady-state concentration of 1. At the second (B) Digoxin has a narrow therapeutic index and re- half-life, 75% of the drug will be eliminated from the quires frequent drug level monitoring to limit adverse body. Adrenomimetic drugs vary in their affini- eral synthetic substances, the most important of which ties for each subgroup of adrenoceptors.

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