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WorksheetsEXAM 1 CEUTICS II DR. YANG Biopharmaceutical Aspects
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 55mins
Aids in the optimization of drug therapy by delivering the appropriate amount of the drug to the site where it is needed the most and at the time when it is most effective.
Ideal Drug Delivery System
Target Delivery System
Drug can be considered as the Delivery vehicle.
True
False
Which of the following is the the process of movement of unchanged drug from the site of administration to systemic circulation?.
Absorption
Release
Therapeutic Index
Bioavailability
There always exist a correlation between the plasma concentration of a drug & the therapeutic response.
True
False
Absorption can also be defined as the process of movement of unchanged drug from __________ to __________.
the site of administration, the site of target
the site of administration, the site of measurement
Which transcellular pathway(s) DOES NOT require(s) chemical or biological energy? Select all that apply
Active Transport
Simple Diffusion
Facilitated Diffusion
Transcytosis
Which of the following mechanisms mostly transport lipophilic small molecules?
Facilitated Diffusion
Active Transport
Simple Diffusion
Transcytosis
Which of the following mechanisms transport Ions (Na+, K+, Ca2+, etc.)?
Active Transport
Simple Diffusion
Transcytosis
Facilitated Diffusion
Which of the following mechanisms transport most small molecules, certain ions (Na+-K+ pump)?
Active Transport
Facilitated Diffusion
Simple Diffusion
Transcytosis
Which of the following mechanisms transport mostly proteins, certain small molecules and small particles?
Active Transport
Transcytosis
Simple Diffusion
Facilitated Diffusion
Which of the following statements is TRUE about Facilitated Diffusion?
Membrane targeting proteins and receptors with moderate selectivity
Transport proteins as involved proteins with HIGH transport selectivity
Ion channels as involved proteins with HIGH transport selectivity
No involved proteins and No selectivity
Which of the following statements is TRUE about Active Transport?
Transporter proteins and HIGH selectivity
Ion channels and HIGH selectivity
Membrane targeting proteins and receptors and MODERATE selectivity
NO involved proteins and No selectivity
Which of the following statements is TRUE about Transcytosis?
No involved proteins and No selectivity
Ion channels and HIGH selectivity
Transporter proteins and HIGH selectivity
Membrane targeting proteins and receptors and MODERATE selectivity
Which of the following statements is TRUE about Simple Diffusion?
Transporter proteins and HIGH selectivity
No involved proteins and No selectivity
Ion channels and HIGH selectivity
Membrane targeting proteins and receptors and MODERATE selectivity
C1 and C2 CAN be measured since these are values inside the membrane.
True
False
C1 and C2 cannot be measured since these are values inside the membrane.
True
False
By which of the following can C1 and C2 be calculated? Select all that apply
the partition coefficient
True density
Bulk density
apparent partition coefficient of the solute.
K is used to represent the ratio between C1 and Cd, C2 and Cr.
True
False
The permeability coefficient (P) represents the inherent permeability of a membrane. The unit of P is length2/time.
True
False
The permeability coefficient (P) represents the inherent permeability of a membrane. The unit of P is length time.
True
False
The permeability coefficient (P) represents the inherent permeability of a membrane. The unit of P is length time.
True
False
Diffusion coefficients of most small molecules (Mol. Wts:100-500) are similar and the thickness of the membranes is also the same.
True
False
Which of the following are the major determinants of cell membrane permeability? Select all that apply
bulk density
hydrophilicity
lipophilicity
partition coefficient
The lipophilicity or partition coefficient of the solute is a major determinant of cell membrane permeability.
True
False
Which of the following drugs belongs to BCS Class I? Select all that apply
Naproxen
Propranolol
Hydrochlorotiazide
Metoprolol
Which of the following drugs belongs to BCS Class II? Select all that apply
Piroxicam
Naproxen
Ranitidine
Furosemide
Which of the following drugs belongs to BCS Class III? Select all that apply
Piroxicam
Metoprolol
Ranitidine
Cimetidine
Which of the following drugs belongs to BCS Class IV? Select all that apply
Furosemide
Piroxicam
Propranolol
Hydrochlorotiazide
We can say Propranolol has a HIGH Solubility and HIGH Permeability.
True
False
We can say Piroxicam has a LOW Solubility and HIGH Permeability.
True
False
We can say Furosemide has a LOW Solubility and HIGH Permeability.
True
False
In most pharmaceutical systems, the concentration of drug in the receptor side (Cr) is significantly lower than at the donor side (Cd).
True
False
In most pharmaceutical systems, the concentration of drug in the donor side (Cd) is significantly lower than at the receptor side (Cr).
True
False
Naproxen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is a biopharmaceutics classification system (BCS) class ______ drug.
I
IV
III
II
In a diffusion cell, when Cr is near to zero or much lower than Cd, the condition is called sink condition.
True
False
Which of the following statements are TRUE about Sink Condition?
Cr is near to zero or much lower than Cd
Cd is near to zero or much lower than Cr
A zero-order rate process occurs when the rate is constant.
True
False
Which of the following statements are TRUE about this image or Zero-Order Process? Select all that apply
A zero-order rate process occurs when the rate is constant.
It occurs only when Cd does not change with time
A graph of the amount diffused as a function of time will be a straight line with slope equal to PSCd.
To maintain Cd as constant, most zero-order systems are designed such that there is excess drug in the donor compartment.
Transdermal patches: suspension of drug in a reservoir, are an example of this process because concentration of dissolved drug does not change significantly with time.
Release of drug from controlled release systems does not occur exclusively by zero-order process.
True
False
Lag-time effect is observed in systems that have been stored for a long time and the rate controlling membrane is pre-saturated with the drug. Is this statement.
True
False
The initial rapid release of the drug can be also considered as a burst effect from pre-saturated membranes.
True
False
Lag-time is observed in systems when they first contact the skin or mucosal tissue.
True
False
It is the time required by the drug to saturate the tissue before it is absorbed into the blood stream.
Lag-Time
Burst Effect
Lag-Time and Burst Effect are dependent on which of the following? Select all that apply
Diffusion coefficient of the drug
thickness of the membrane
Bulk density of the drug
Shape of the membrane
Is observed in systems that have been stored for a long time and the rate controlling membrane is pre-saturated with the drug.
Lag-Time
Burst Effect
We can say Lag-Time and Burst Effect are both dependent on the diffusion coefficient of the drug and the thickness of the membrane.
True
False
Most drugs are absorbed from gastrointestinal tract by a passive diffusion of unionized moiety across a lipid membrane.
True
False
Most drugs are absorbed from gastrointestinal tract by a facilitated diffusion of ionized moiety across a lipid membrane.
True
False
Which of the following determines determine the extent of drug absorption from solution?
pH and pKa
Therapeutic index and pKa
The pKa of the drug and pH of the fluid at the absorption site determine the extent of drug absorption from solution.
True
False
How is it called to the interrelationship among the pKa of the drug and pH of the fluid at the absorption site?
pH-partition theory
pKa-partition theory
Which of the following statements are TRUE about Moderately weak acids drugs? Select all that apply
Ionized in intestinal pH
Unionized in gastric pH
pKa 2.5 – 7.5
Better absorbed from stomach
Ionized at all pH values
Which of the following drugs are Ionized at all pH values and Poorly absorbed from GIT? Select all that apply
Strong acids
(pKa <2.5)
Strong bases
(pKa >11)
Very weak bases
(pKa < 5)
Very weak acids
(pKa > 8.0)
Which of the following drugs are Unionized at all pH values and Absorbed along entire length of GIT? Select all that apply
Moderately weak bases
(pKa 5 – 11 )
Moderately weak acids
(pKa 2.5 – 7.5)
Very weak acids
(pKa > 8.0)
Very weak bases
(pKa < 5)
Which of the following statements are TRUE about Moderately weak bases
drugs? Select all that apply
(pKa 5 – 11 )
Better absorbed from intestine
Ionized in gastric pH
Unionized in intestinal pH
(pKa 2.5 – 7.5)
Which of the following are the limitations of the pH-Partition Theory? Select all that apply
Large epithelial surface areas of small intestine
Long residence time in small intestine
Drug ions interact with opposite charged ions
Some drugs are absorbed via active pathways
Drug absorption is affected by its lipid solubility
